Counter & Rental Clerks
Also called:
Clerk, Customer Service Representative (CSR), Rental Agent, Counter Clerk
What they do:
Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute costs, and accept payment.
On the job, you would:
- Greet customers and discuss the type, quality and quantity of merchandise sought for rental.
- Compute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments.
- Answer telephones to provide information and receive orders.
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Social Orientation
- Attention to Detail
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You might use software like this on the job:
Point of sale POS software
Word processing software
Data base user interface and query software
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some high school or
high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$23,130
per year, on average
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