General office clerks

General office clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks according to established procedures.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

Check your pay

  • The majority of General office clerks earn a salary between R5 867 and R18 584 per month in 2024.
  • A monthly wage for entry-level General office clerks ranges from R5 867 to R12 055.
  • After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between R6 678 and R14 246 per month.

Duties and tasks

  • Recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information
  • Sorting, opening and sending mail
  • Photocopying and faxing documents
  • Preparing reports and correspondence of a routine nature
  • Recording issue of equipment to staff
  • Responding to telephone or electronic enquiries or forwarding to appropriate person
  • Checking figures, preparing invoices and recording details of financial transactions made
  • Transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy

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