Salary Survey Summary Data for Secretary

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Job Description: Performs secretarial duties under general supervision. Handles general secretarial duties including basic correspondence, filing, and inputting data for reports on the basis of instructions from various members of the department or company. Schedules appointments, gives information to callers, takes notes, and otherwise relieves officials of clerical work and minor administrative and business detail. A combination of over one year of directly related training and/or experience is typically required for carrying out the responsibilities for this job.: Prepares a variety of memos, forms, letters, and reports. Composes simple, routine letters. Reads and routes incoming mail. Locates and attaches appropriate file to correspondence to be answered by employer. Answers telephone, gives information to callers, routes call to appropriate person, and places outgoing calls. Schedules appointments for employer. Greets visitors, ascertains nature of business, and directs visitors to employer or appropriate person. May take and transcribe notes and dictation. May arrange travel schedule and reservations. May compile and type statistical reports. May oversee clerical workers. May keep personnel records. May record minutes of staff meetings. May make copies of correspondence or other printed matter. May prepare outgoing mail, using postage-metering machine. May prepare notes, correspondence, and reports. hide...show full description

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