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Also called clinical documentation specialist, commercial loan documentation specialist, content specialist and document control specialist.
$116,580
Median pay a year
435,370
People do this work
6
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Retrieving information from sources
Developing data entry procedures
Preparing data for analysis
Developing data management procedures
Collecting customer needs data
Monitoring digital information security
Monitoring operational activities
Assessing services
Analyzing costs and benefits
Analyzing data
Updating industry knowledge
Implementing computer security measures
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Document Management Specialist
Summary
Document Management Specialist implementing and administering enterprise-wide document management systems, facilitating efficient access to electronic records and ensuring security and compliance in document handling
Experience
Document Management Specialist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Assisted in determining document management policies to facilitate efficient, legal, and secure access to electronic content
Implemented electronic document processing, retrieval, and distribution systems in collaboration with other information technology specialists
Identified and classified documents or other electronic content according to characteristics such as security level, function, and metadata
Administered document and system access rights and revision control to ensure security of system and integrity of master documents
Prepared and recorded changes to official documents and confirmed changes with legal and compliance management staff
Conducted needs assessments to identify document management requirements of departments or end users
Operated data capture technology to import digitized documents into document management system
Skills
Core Skills
Retrieving information from sources, Collecting customer needs data, Monitoring digital information security, Monitoring operational activities
Technical Skills
Developing data entry procedures, Preparing data for analysis, Developing data management procedures
Checking & Planning
Assessing services, Analyzing costs and benefits, Analyzing data
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On site, Remote · Active Active Secret clearance clearance
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Assisted in determining document management policiesDeveloped document classification taxonomies for retrievalImplemented electronic document processing systemsIdentified and classified documents by characteristicsAdministered document access rights and revision controlMonitored regulatory activity for compliance
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Assisted in developing document management policies to ensure efficient and secure handling of information
Implemented electronic document processing systems to streamline retrieval and distribution of documents
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Helped develop document management policies that reduced time spent searching for documents
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Reduced time spent searching for documentsIncreased compliance with legal standardsImproved staff access to necessary information
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Implemented electronic document processing systems to streamline retrieval and distribution of documents
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Worked with a team to integrate new softwareCoordinated with specialists for system testing
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What a Document Management Specialist does
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Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents.
What it pays
How much does a Document Management Specialist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$79,370
Median
$116,580
75th percentile
$157,500
About 435,370 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$71,300
$105,960
$125,740
AL
$81,960
$106,330
$130,440
AR
$53,870
$86,940
$111,360
AZ
$74,650
$105,240
$136,990
CA
$87,350
$134,440
$179,730
CO
$100,150
$139,580
$160,520
CT
$88,980
$127,720
$150,440
DC
$123,360
$156,590
$180,480
DE
$103,620
$137,470
$170,170
FL
$72,240
$105,370
$141,060
GA
$79,630
$104,610
$138,180
HI
$99,630
$120,100
$135,680
IA
$77,020
$107,340
$134,850
ID
$79,020
$98,700
$129,630
IL
$65,040
$99,360
$133,070
IN
$53,190
$93,540
$118,340
KS
$79,500
$103,380
$129,770
KY
$60,170
$89,420
$115,210
LA
$52,770
$77,000
$108,110
MA
$76,230
$109,590
$153,900
MD
$114,920
$144,680
$165,730
ME
$84,400
$107,990
$139,180
MI
$74,640
$105,680
$133,250
MN
$78,620
$91,750
$131,580
MO
$70,270
$101,040
$132,860
MS
$61,580
$86,940
$112,920
MT
$63,300
$81,970
$103,380
NC
$71,970
$104,850
$140,920
ND
$55,740
$78,330
$101,450
NE
$64,630
$92,480
$115,920
NH
$68,080
$91,720
$132,970
NJ
$72,370
$108,310
$167,020
NM
$92,560
$127,090
$167,970
NV
$73,250
$100,220
$136,490
NY
$83,790
$116,990
$162,510
OH
$76,360
$109,780
$134,560
OK
$81,970
$102,520
$125,240
OR
$80,260
$97,350
$130,270
PA
$79,490
$107,230
$134,960
PR
$28,300
$60,470
$95,950
RI
$75,360
$102,210
$129,130
SC
$80,120
$112,260
$136,990
SD
$86,940
$105,370
$126,650
TN
$58,030
$76,470
$100,890
TX
$78,100
$111,530
$152,110
UT
$64,110
$97,470
$127,140
VA
$108,160
$139,030
$165,320
VT
$72,640
$111,530
$168,580
WA
$84,540
$128,940
$168,030
WI
$68,300
$88,130
$109,480
WV
$66,850
$107,140
$149,730
WY
$77,000
$94,520
$122,930
Other names
Other names for this job
clinical documentation specialist, commercial loan documentation specialist, content specialist, document control specialist, document imaging specialist, document specialist, documentation specialist, knowledge management specialist, loan documentation specialist, quality document control specialist, quality documentation specialist, records and information management specialist.
More names for this work
records specialist, rim specialist, technical documentation specialist, business records manager, certified document imaging architect, content strategist, credentialing coordinator, credentialing manager, document control admin, document control administrator, document control clerk, document control coordinator, document control manager, document controller, document management consultant, document management technician, document processor, documentation analyst, ecm consultant, electronic content manager, enterprise content management consultant, enterprise records analyst, record systems analyst, records and information management consultant, records manager, records technician, rim consultant.
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