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Also called account clerk typist, clerk typist, dictaphone typist and electromatic typist.
$49,280
Median pay a year
35,010
People do this work
6
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Compiling data or documentation
Formatting images
Operating office equipment
Typing documents
Searching files
Calculating financial data
Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Sorting mail
Proofreading files
Storing records or materials
Operating computers and equipment
Entering information
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Word Processor and Typist
Summary
Word processor and typist typing letters, reports, and documents from drafts or recordings, checking for errors, managing files, and handling clerical tasks like answering calls and scheduling meetings
Experience
Word Processor and Typist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Typed letters, reports, and other documents from rough drafts or recordings using a computer or typewriter
Checked completed work for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format
Filed and stored completed documents on a computer hard drive or maintained a computer filing system
Printed and made copies of work for distribution
Answered telephone calls, sorted and distributed mail, and ran errands as needed
Managed schedules and set dates and times for meetings and appointments
Skills
Checking & Planning
Compiling data or documentation, Calculating financial data, Verifying financial or transactional accuracy, Sorting mail, Proofreading files
Hands-On Work
Operating office equipment, Storing records or materials
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Answered telephone callsChecked work for mistakesFiled documents on computerPrinted and copied documentsSent work electronicallyTyped letters and reports
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Answered telephone calls and provided information to callers, ensuring clear communication.
Filed and stored documents on computer systems, maintaining organized records for easy retrieval.
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Show how often you answered calls each shift.
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Answered several telephone calls each hour and provided information to callers, ensuring clear communication
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Filed and stored documents on computer systems, maintaining organized records for easy retrieval.
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Documents were found fasterRetrieval time was reduced
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What a Word Processor and Typist does
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Use word processor, computer, or typewriter to type letters, reports, forms, or other material from rough draft, corrected copy, or voice recording. May perform other clerical duties as assigned.
What it pays
How much does a Word Processor and Typist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$40,800
Median
$49,280
75th percentile
$57,670
About 35,010 people do this work in the United States.
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Word Processor and Typist
Already yours: Compiling data or documentation, Formatting images, Operating office equipment
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$49,280 a year
What you have not done yet. Typing documents, Calculating financial data, Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
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Already yours: Compiling data or documentation, Searching files
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$58,650 a year
What you have not done yet. Preparing legal documents, Evaluating related information, Researching legal materials
This page is about the occupation Word Processors and Typists. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.