Correspondence Clerks
Correspondence Clerk, Correspondence Coordinator, Office Technician, Technical Clerk
What they do:
Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and preparing correspondence.
On the job, you would:
- Maintain files and control records to show correspondence activities.
- Compose letters in reply to correspondence concerning such items as requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit information requests, delinquent accounts, incorrect billing, or unsatisfactory service.
- Read incoming correspondence to ascertain nature of writers' concerns and to determine disposition of correspondence.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- administrative services
- customer service
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- writing things for co-workers or customers
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by writing
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Independence
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Medical software
- Electronic health record EHR software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
Education
Education: (rated 2 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
some college
usually needed
some college
usually needed
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Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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