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Correspondence Clerks

Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and preparing correspondence.

Median salary

$46,740

Typical range

$34k – $62k

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Correspondence Clerks

    Entry / Junior

    $33,530

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Correspondence Clerks

    Established

    $46,740

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Correspondence Clerks

    Senior

    $54,470

Key skills

A typical day

  • Maintain files and control records to show correspondence activities.
  • Read incoming correspondence to ascertain nature of writers' concerns and to determine disposition of correspondence.
  • Gather records pertinent to specific problems, review them for completeness and accuracy, and attach records to correspondence as necessary.
  • Prepare documents and correspondence, such as damage claims, credit and billing inquiries, invoices, and service complaints.
  • Compile data from records to prepare periodic reports.

Fields of study

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