- Industry: Government; Labor
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- Company Profile:
A professional who operates word processing equipment to compile, type, revise, combine, edit, print, and store documents. Responsibilities include:
* Compiles material to be typed, following written or oral instructions.
* Reads instructions accompanying material, or follows verbal instructions from supervisor or person requesting document, to determine format and content required.
* Enters commands, flips switches, and presses buttons to establish spacing, margins, type size, style, and color, and other parameters, using computer and word processing software or other word processing equipment.
* Types, revises, and combines material such as correspondence, reports, records, forms, minutes of meetings, scientific or technical material, numerical data, and tabular information, from rough draft, corrected copy, recorded voice dictation, or previous version displayed on screen.
* Checks completed document on screen for spelling errors, using software.
* Proofreads and edits document for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format.
* Corrects errors.
* Stores completed document in machine memory or on data storage medium, such as disk.
* Enters commands to print document.
* May load paper in printer and change printer ribbon, print wheel, or fluid cartridges.
* May keep record of work performed.
* May input data for revision or editing, using data entry device other than keyboard, such as optical scanner.
* Variations in means by which tasks are accomplished result from brand of computer, printer, other word processing equipment, and software used.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of telegraphic-typewriter operators. Responsibilities include:
* Assigns duties and monitors sending and receiving of messages.
* Directs workers keeping files, such as messages, correspondence, instructions, and reports.
* Inspects equipment and orders repairs of machinery.
* May operate telegraphic typewriter (telegraphic-typewriter operator).
* May transfer operators or regulate work load between stations to ensure even distribution of traffic.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who takes dictation of correspondence, reports, and other matter on machine that writes contractions or symbols for full words on paper roll. Operates typewriter to transcribe notes. May dictate notes into recording machine for transcribing-machine operator to transcribe.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs compliance with official election procedures throughout state and recommends procedural changes to improve efficiency and equity of voting. Responsibilities include:
* Participates in training election workers and advising local election officials prior to elections.
* Directs workers engaged in printing ballots and conducting of censuses, elections, and referendums.
* Studies election laws in other states and jurisdictions to recommend changes in procedures governing registration, filing, voting, reporting, and other requirements.
* Alters official legislative procedures as manual recommendations are accepted by legislature.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and directs activities of outpatient clinic and coordinates activities of clinic with those of other hospital departments. Responsibilities include:
* Establishes clinic policies and procedures in cooperation with other hospital officials.
* Interprets and administers personnel policies and provides for training program.
* Reviews clinic activities and recommends changes in, or better utilization of, facilities, services, and staff.
* Establishes and maintains work schedules and assignments of resident professional staff members.
* Authorizes purchase of supplies and equipment.
* Prepares and submits budget, records, reports, and statistical data to administrator, health care facility .
* Meets with personnel of other local institutions and organizations to promote public health and educational services.
* Oversees operation of clinic and recommends procedures, treatments, or other course of action to assist medical staff.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who manages travel agency. Responsibilities include:
* Directs, coordinates, and participates in merchandising travel agency services, such as sale of transportation company carrier tickets, packaged or specialized tours, or vacation packages.
* Plans work schedules for employees.
* Trains employees in advising customers on current traveling conditions, planning customer travel and itineraries, ticketing and booking functions, and in calculating costs for transportation and accommodations from current transportation schedules and tariff books and accommodation rate books.
* Sells travel tickets, packaged and specialized tours, and advises customers on travel plans.
* Reviews employee ticketing and sales activities to ensure cost calculations, booking, and transportation scheduling are in accordance with current transportation carrier schedules, tariff rates, and regulations and that charges are made for accommodations.
* Reconciles sales slips and cash daily.
* Coordinates sales promotion activities, approves advertising copy, and travel display work.
* Keeps employee records and hires and discharges employees.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates electronic equipment to transmit and receive radio photographs and repairs equipment. Responsibilities include:
* Mounts photographs or printed matter on cylinder and secures with gripper bar.
* Turns dials to set frequency controls.
* Starts equipment that scans material and converts light and dark areas into electrical impulses for transmission.
* Communicates with receiving operator to give and receive instructions for transmission.
* Positions negative on cylinder, sets controls, and listens for signals to receive transmission.
* Develops negatives, prints photographs, and keeps log of transmissions.
* Maintains and repairs electronic equipment, such as wire circuits, dials, and gauges, using schematic diagram, handtools, and test instruments.
* Reruns transmission when photograph is substandard.
* May send or receive Morse code messages when voice communication is not possible.
* May transmit and receive news photographs, using automated telephoto equipment.
* May be required to hold Federal Communications Commission operator's license.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who tends equipment that converts liquor glue into pearl glue (pearl-like bits). Respnsibilities include:
* Opens valve to fill tank with gasoline.
* Starts refrigerant-circulating pumps to cool gasoline to required temperature.
* Pumps liquor glue through pearler-head tubes that deposit drops of glue into refrigerated gasoline to form pearl glue.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates activities of establishment engaged in sale of professional equipment and supplies, and providing customer services, to organizations in such fields as medicine and medical services, engineering, and education. Responsibilities include:
* Plans and directs sales and service programs to promote new markets, improve competitive position in area, and provide fast and efficient customer service.
* Confers with potential customer to ascertain equipment, supplies, and service needs.
* Advises customer on types of equipment to purchase, considering such factors as costs, space availability, and intended use.
* Directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in sales and service accounting and record keeping, and receiving and shipping operations.
* Reviews articles in trade publications to keep abreast of technological developments in types of professional equipment merchandised.
* Resolves customer complaints regarding equipment, supplies, and services.
* Workers are usually classified according to type of firm managed or type of equipment and supplies sold such as dental, hospital, school, medical, or laboratory supply house.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates activities of branch or district office of insurance company, agency or insurance brokerage firm. Responsibilities include:
* Hires and trains workers in performing activities, such as selling insurance, processing insurance claims, or underwriting.
* Reviews activity reports to ensure that personnel have achieved sales quotas, processed claims promptly, or credited collections to policyholders' accounts.
* Confers with company officials to plan and develop methods and procedures to increase sales, lower costs, and obtain greater efficiency.
* Interprets, implements, and enforces company policies.
* Prepares and submits activity reports.
* May reconcile earned commissions with commission advances on sales personnel.
* May be designated according to type of office managed as District Branch Manager; District Claims Manager; District Sales Manager; Manager, Farm Underwriters; Manager, Field Underwriters; Manager, Insurance Agency.
Industry:Professional careers
