Business & Finance
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.
Median salary
$37,230
Typical range
$28k – $49k
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Receptionists and Information Clerks
Entry / Junior
$28,280
~2 yrs to advance
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Established
$37,230
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Receptionists and Information Clerks
Senior
$43,050
Key skills
A typical day
- •Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, or forward calls, providing information, taking messages, or scheduling appointments.
- •Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
- •Receive payment and record receipts for services.
- •Schedule appointments and maintain and update appointment calendars.
- •Transmit information or documents to customers, using computer, mail, or facsimile machine.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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