Record clerks maintain and update records, ranging from payrolls to information on the shipment of goods to bank statements. Typists and word processors usually set up and enter reports, letters, mailing labels and other text material. Typists make neat, typed copies of materials written by other clerical, professional or managerial workers. Electronic research technicians specialize in accessing information electronically, identifying pertinent research and formatting it for situational analysis. They search the Internet, online public and proprietary databases for information, news, other research, and data.
Bank tellers interact with the majority of bank customers.
Tellers generally handle a wide range of banking transactions, such as cashing checks, accepting deposits and loan payments, and processing withdrawals. Loan clerks , often called loan processing clerks, prepare loan applications for underwriters. They review loan applications, contact credit bureaus and reporting agencies for applicant records, and contact employers, banks, and references to verify personal and financial information. Court reporters and stenographers take verbatim reports of speeches, conversations, legal proceedings, meetings, or other events when written accounts of spoken words are necessary for correspondence, records, or legal proof. Paralegals generally do the preparatory work for lawyers involved in closings, hearings, trials and corporate meetings.