Skip to main content

General office support workers

National Occupation Code (NOC): 1411

General office support workers prepare correspondence, reports, statements and other material, operate office equipment, answer telephones, verify, record and process forms and documents such as contracts and requisitions and perform general clerical duties according to established procedures. They are employed in offices throughout the public and private sectors.

Follow This Occupation Share

Job Duties for General office support workers

  • Prepare correspondence, reports, statements, forms, presentations, applications and other documents from notes or dictaphone
  • Respond to telephone, in person or electronic enquiries or forward to appropriate person
  • Provide general information to staff, clients and the public regarding company or program rules, regulations and procedures
  • Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
  • Sort and file documents according to established filing systems, locate and retrieve documents from files as requested and maintain records of filed and removed materials
  • 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
  • Assist with administrative procedures such as budget submissions, contracts administration and work schedules
  • Maintain inventory of office supplies, order supplies as required and arrange for servicing of office equipment
  • May perform basic bookkeeping tasks such as preparing invoices and bank deposits
  • May sort, process and verify receipts, expenditures, forms and other documents
  • May organize the flow of work for other office support workers.

Working Conditions for General office support workers

Work is performed in an office environment.

Alternate Job Titles

  • Address Forms Clerk
  • Administrative Clerk
  • Aircraft Records Clerk
  • Auction Clerk
  • Bill Sorter
  • Broadcast Clerk
  • Bus Terminal Clerk
  • Card Filer
  • Classification Clerk
  • Clerical Assistant
  • Clerk-stenographer
  • Correspondence Filing Clerk
  • Course Co-ordinator
  • CPIC Operator
  • Credit Card Authorization Clerk
  • Criminal Records Clerk
  • Dietetics Office Clerk - Hospital
  • Documents Clerk
  • Drawings Filing Clerk
  • File And Classification Clerk
  • File Clerk
  • Filing Clerk
  • Film Filing Clerk
  • Float Clerk
  • General Office Clerk
  • General Office Worker
  • Grain Quotations Board Marker
  • Health Information Clerk
  • Health Records Clerk
  • Hospital Records Clerk
  • Information And Records Clerk
  • Junior Office Clerk
  • Mail Order Clerk
  • Mail Order Filler
  • Map Clerk
  • Meter Records Clerk
  • Municipal Office Clerk
  • Office Administration Clerk
  • Office Assistant
  • Office Clerk
  • Office Machine Operator
  • Order Transcriber
  • Personnel Scheduling Clerk
  • Plate Filing Clerk
  • Police Station Clerk
  • Program And Service Delivery Clerk - Government Services
  • Records Classification Clerk
  • Records Clerk
  • Records Filing-system Clerk
  • Records Management Clerk
  • Records Support Clerk
  • Relief Clerk
  • Road Clerk
  • Road Maintenance Clerk
  • Subscription Clerk
  • Technical Records Clerk
  • Ticket Preparer - Manufacturing
  • Typist
  • Unit Clerk
  • Utilities Clerk
  • Utility Clerk
  • Ward Clerk - Hospital
  • Warranty Clerk
  • Word Processor Clerk
  • Billing Clerk
  • Office Clerk
  • Administration Clerk
  • Administration Support
  • Ward Clerk
  • Administrative Support Associate
  • Warranty Administrator
  • Office/general
  • Y Opportunities Participant
  • Clerk, General Office
  • Medical Records Clerk
  • Clerical Associate, Perioperative Services
  • Contract Payroll And Benefits Clerk
  • Logistics Rate Clerk
  • Document Imaging Clerk
  • Service Clerk, Emergency Mental Health & Addiction Services Jobs In Guelph
  • Canvasser/caller
  • Clinical & Administrative Support Clerk #2022-126
  • Document Services Technician
  • Work Order Desk Clerk
  • Finance And Admin Clerk
  • Human Resource Assistant – Summer Student
  • Disclosure Clerk
  • Claims Assistant
  • Client Service Assistant
  • Safety And Compliance Assistant
  • Rate Clerk
  • Flow Operations Clerk
  • Mailroom And Scanning Clerk
  • P3 - Imaging Technician - 9434
  • P2 - Imaging Technician
  • Imaging Services Representative
  • Automotive Guest Services Representative (appointment Coordinator)
  • Real Estate Listing Coordinator
  • Clerk, Office
  • Course Materials Assistant - Limited Term
  • Part-time Computerized Notetaker (4 Vacancies)
  • Service Clerk, Emergency Mental Health & Addiction Services
  • Filing/credits Support - 25hrs
  • Registration Clerk, Er, Ft
  • Scheduling Coordinator - Village Orthodontics Guelph
  • Mail Services Representative
  • Tee Time Reservations & Administration
  • Service Appointment Coordinator
  • Reservations Clerk
  • Mailing Coordinator
  • (can) Administrative Store Support (pt) Jobs In Guelph
  • Real Estate Team Assistant
  • Document Management Associate
  • Scale Operator - Temporary Part Time
  • Planning Clerk - Policy
  • Check In Clerk
  • Order Desk Clerk - Bilingual French Speaking
  • Disability Management Assistant
  • Circulation Clerk
  • P3 - Imaging Technician
  • Records Assistant
  • Or Booking Clerk, Ft
  • Imaging Technician I
  • Document Imaging Processor (Part Time)
  • Driver Services Clerk
  • Clerk - Maintenance
  • Scale Operator - Part Time
  • Market Square Assistant
  • Operations Admin I
  • Mail Administrator
  • Warehouse Supervisor Assistant
  • Records Assistant (part Time)
  • General Labour- Envelope Stuffer
  • Seasonal Contract** - Branch Floater - Kitchener And London Branch
  • Call Taker
  • Appointment Coordinator
  • Collating Services Representative
  • General Office Work
  • Office Coordinator
  • Office Staff
  • Clerical Support
  • Office Administration
  • Operations Administration And Support
  • Scheduling & Attendance Coordinator
  • Scheduling Attendance Coordinator
  • Scheduling & Attendance Coordinator (full-time), Permanent – Extendicare

Help Us Serve You Better

We are collecting data to better understand who is looking for work and what kind of opportunities jobseekers are searching for. This data is completely anonymous and non-personally identifiable.

Your Age: