ISCO Occupation Group 4131.1 Typist
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Typist: Typists operate computers to type and revise documents and compile material to be typed, such as correspondence, reports, statistical tables, forms, and audios. They read instructions accompanying material or follow verbal instructions to determine requirements such as number of copies needed, priority and desired format.
Essential Skills
- Transcription Methods
- Align Content With Form
- Company Policies
- Apply Grammar And Spelling Rules
- Use Free Typing Techniques
- Use Dictionaries
- Pose Questions Referring To Documents
- Type Error-Free Documents
- Provide Written Content
- Use Microsoft Office
- Draft Corporate Emails
- Decode Handwritten Texts
Optional Skills
- Use Shorthand
- Compile Content
- Ensure Proper Document Management
- Operate Audio Equipment
- Write Meeting Reports
- Use Shorthand Computer Program
- Type Texts From Audio Sources
- Content Development Processes
- Use Stenotype Machines
- Translate Keywords Into Full Texts
- Maintain Customer Records
- Perform Office Routine Activities
- Stenography
- Audio Technology
- Digitise Documents
- Integrate Content Into Output Media
Alternative Names
- Phonotypist
- Data Entry Typist
- Transcription Typist
- Braille Typist
- Shorthand Typist
- Audio Typist
- Word Processor
- Clerk Typist
