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Resume skills guide · SOC 43-9061

Skills for Office Clerks, General

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for office clerks, general, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Google Workspace software, Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software as in-demand technologies for this role.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Reading Comprehension3.75
  • 2.Active Listening3.75
  • 3.Speaking3.62
  • 4.Writing3.12
  • 5.Critical Thinking3
  • 6.Monitoring2.88
  • 7.Active Learning2.75
  • 8.Mathematics2.12
  • 9.Learning Strategies2.12
  • 10.Science1

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Knowledge areas

  • Administrative
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Public Safety and Security

Core work activities

  • Working with Computers
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Getting Information
  • Performing Administrative Activities
  • Documenting/Recording Information
  • Processing Information
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

In-demand tools & technology

  • Google Workspace software
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Facebook
  • Henry Schein Dentrix
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Oracle PeopleSoft
  • SAP software
  • Yardi software
  • 3M Post-it App