Secretaries (general) use typewriters, personal computers or other word-processing equipment to transcribe correspondence and other documents, check and format documents prepared by other staff, deal with incoming and outgoing mail, screen requests for meetings or appointments, and perform a variety of administrative support tasks.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Secretaries (general) - from R10 053 to R29 763 per month - 2025.
- A Secretaries (general) typically earns between R10 053 and R20 197 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R11 606 and R24 060 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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- A Secretary in human health and social work activities in scale 3 with 4 years or less experience earned minimum R7 917,00 and maximum R25 042,00 per month in 2019.
Duties and tasks
- Checking, formatting and transcribing correspondence, minutes and reports from dictation, electronic documents or written drafts to conform to office standards, using typewriter, personal computer or other word processing equipment
- Using various computer software packages including spreadsheets to provide administrative support
- Dealing with incoming or outgoing mail
- Scanning, recording and distributing mail, correspondence and other documents
- Screening requests for meetings or appointments and helping to organize meetings
- Screening and recording staff members' leave and other entitlements
- Organizing and supervising filing systems
- Dealing with routine correspondence on their own initiative
