These include opening and sorting mail as well as signing for and distributing packages. Receptionists may also do simple bookkeeping, typing, and filing. Receptionists use computers, fax machines, and multi-line telephone systems. This equipment increases their efficiency. Yet, it does not alter the basic content of their job, which is working with people.
Receptionistsdaily duties vary depending on where they work.
In some offices they do more than answer the phone and greet visitors. For example, receptionists in medical offices gather personal and financial information from patients. They also direct patients to waiting rooms. At beauty or hair salons, receptionists set up appointments and act as cashiers. In factories, business firms and government offices, they give identification cards to visitors.