_________________________________ Conventional Occupations: Social and Human Service AssistantsResources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeep-
ing; Marking Clerks; Meter Readers, Utilities; Offi ce
Clerks, General; Order Fillers, Wholesale and Retail
Sales; Postal Service Clerks; Postal Service Mail Sort-
ers, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators;
Procurement Clerks; Production, Planning, and
Expediting Clerks; Stock Clerks and Order Fillers;
Stock Clerks, Sales Floor; Stock Clerks—Stockroom,
Wa rehouse, or Stora ge Ya rd; Weig hers, Mea surers,
Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping.
Skills: Mathematics; Learning Strategies; Man-
agement of Financial Resources; Writing; Speak-
ing; Negotiation; Social Perceptiveness; Time
Management.
Education and Training Programs: General Offi ce
Occupations and Clerical Services; Traffi c, Customs,
and Transportation Clerk/Technician. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Clerical Practices; Produc-
tion and Processing; Transportation; Computers and
Electronics; Education and Training; Public Safety
and Security.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; contaminants;
sitting; walking and running; using hands on objects,
tools, or controls.Social and Human Service Assistants..............................
! Personality Code: CSE
! Education/Training Required: Moderate-
term on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $26,630
! Beginning Wage: $17,350
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 33.6%
! Annual Job Openings: 80,142
! Self-Employed: 0.1%
! Part-Time: 12.0%Assist professionals from a wide variety of fi elds
such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work
to provide client services, as well as support forShipping, Receiving, and Traf! c
Clerks
! Personality Code: CRE! Education/Training Required: Short-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $26,990
! Beginning Wage: $17,390
! Earnings Growth Potential: Medium
! Growth: 3.7%
! Annual Job Openings: 138,967
! Self-Employed: 0.2%
! Part-Time: 8.9%
Ver i f y a nd ke ep re c ord s on i nc om i n g a nd out g oi n g
shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Examine
contents and compare with records such as manifests,
invoices, or orders to verify accuracy of incoming or
outgoing shipment. Prepare documents such as work
orders, bills of lading, and shipping orders to route
materials. Determine shipping method for materials,
using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and
rates. Record shipment data such as weight, charges,
space availability, and damages and discrepancies for
reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes.
Contact carrier representative to make arrangements
and to issue instructions for shipping and deliv-
ery of materials. Confer and correspond with estab-
lishment representatives to rectify problems such as
damages, shortages, and nonconformance to specifi -
cations. Requisition and store shipping materials and
supplies to maintain inventory of stock. Deliver or
route materials to departments, using work devices
such as handtruck, conveyor, or sorting bins. Com-
pute amounts such as space available and shipping,
storage, and demurrage charges, using calculator or
price list. Pack, seal, label, and affi x postage to pre-
pare materials for shipping, using work devices such
as hand tools, power tools, and postage meter.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.07. Records and
Materials Processing. Other Jobs in " is Work
Group: Correspondence Clerks; File Clerks; HumanConventional–
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