- What Does a Clerk Do? By:-P. Spears
Add new material to file records, and create new records as necessary.
Answer questions about records and files.
Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes in order to index materials for filing.
Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage according to file maintenance guidelines and/or legal requirements.
Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers.
Modify and improve filing systems, or implement new filing systems.
Perform periodic inspections of materials or files in order to ensure correct placement, legibility, and proper condition.
Place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers, according to classification and identification information.
Sort or classify information according to guidelines such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
Design forms related to filing systems.
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