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561311 · ANZSCO 2021

Filing or Registry Clerk

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
5

Classification

Description

Processes and handles information and documents to maintain access to and security of database and record management systems.

Alternative titles

  • Records Clerk

Specialisations

  • Medical Record Clerk

Unit group

5613 · Filing and Registry Clerks

Description

Filing and Registry Clerks process and handle information and documents to maintain access to and security of database and record management systems.

Skill level

Occupation skill level 5

Australia

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

New Zealand

NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5) For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Tasks

Tasks include

  • sorting information and documents for filing according to database and record management system protocols
  • classifying and coding documents for inclusion in database and record management systems
  • updating and modifying records
  • filing information and documents in database and record management systems
  • identifying and retrieving information and documents for users
  • recording file and document movements
  • labelling storage locations, and assembling and labelling new files
  • removing inactive and dead files

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