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General Office Clerks (NOC 1411)

Montérégie Region

Additional information on Description, Titles, Duties and Related Occupations

Description | Titles | Duties | Related Occupations

General office clerks prepare correspondence, reports, statements and other material, operate office equipment, answer telephones and perform clerical duties of a general nature according to established procedures. They are employed in offices throughout the public and private sectors.

Included Job Titles

general office clerk, office assistant, office clerk, typist, word processor operator.

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Job Duties

General office clerks perform some or all of the following duties:

Key in, edit, proofread and finalize correspondence, reports, statements, invoices, forms, presentations and other documents, from notes or dictaphone, using computers
Respond to telephone, in person or electronic enquiries or forward to appropriate person
Provide general information to clients and the public
Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
Maintain and prepare reports from manual or electronic files, inventories, mailing lists and databases
Process incoming and outgoing mail, manually or electronically
Send and receive messages and documents using fax machine or electronic mail
May perform bookkeeping tasks such as preparing invoices and bank deposits
May sort, process and verify applications, receipts, expenditures, forms and other documents
May order office supplies, service office equipment and arrange for servicing in the case of major repairs.

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Additional information on included Cities in Region and Service Canada Offices

Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Included Cities in this region

Longueuil, Beloeil, Contrecoeur, Granby, Huntingdon, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Otterburn Park, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Acton Vale, Bedford, Cowansville, Farnham, Iberville, L'Île-Perrot, Marieville, Pincourt, Richelieu, Saint-Césaire, Sainte-Julie, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Saint-Luc, Saint-Rémi, Saint-Timothée, Sorel, Tracy, Waterloo, McMasterville, Nitro, Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Val-Boisé

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Service Canada Offices

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Outlook & Prospects for General Office Clerks in Montérégie Region

The future forecast and current conditions for an occupation can vary based on location or due to changes in the economy, technology, or demand for a product or service.

Local Employment Potential Information

Table on the employment potential for **General Office Clerks** in **Montérégie Region** as well as in the rest of the **Québec**.
Location	Employment Potential	Release Date
Montérégie Region		2012-10-24

For the 2012 - 2014 period, job opportunities in the Monteregie region are expected to be fair for this occupation.The volume of employment is high, and labour force needs will be fairly numerous. Job opportunities will arise from the need to replace office clerks who are retiring and who have an older-than-average age profile. The high turnover rate of this occupational group could create additional employment opportunities.

General office clerks are found in a plethora of activity sectors, with more than half employed in public administration, manufacturing, finance and insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services. Over the past few years, the number of general office clerks has very sharply decreased. Office automation and the demand for more versatile office employees explain this sharp decrease to a large extent. This sharp declining trend should continue over the next few years, but at a less spectacular pace.

A high degree of mobility is required to practice this profession. Approximately 40% of those employed in this occupational group work in Montreal.

[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]