Administrative and clerical jobs are one of the fastest growing careers. Jobs that fit into this category include secretary, administrative assistant, filing clerk, legal secretary, paralegal, medical billing clerk and medical receptionist. The Bureau of Labor Statistics website says, "[T]he role of the office professional has greatly evolved. Office automation and organizational restructuring have led secretaries and administrative assistants to increasingly assume responsibilities once reserved for managerial and professional staff."

What Do Employees Do in an Administrative or Clerical Job?

People who work in an administrative or clerical capacity run the everyday processes in an office. People in this field of work are responsible for scheduling meetings and appointments, maintaining files, conducting research, managing projects and other office-related duties. People in this job setting will use different equipment in the office, such as fax machines, telephones, computers, copy machines and video conferencing hardware. Medical, legal and other specialized offices require employees to perform other duties specific to their specialty.

Some more well-known specialized administrative and clerical positions are paralegal, legal secretary, medical secretary, billing and coding specialist and dental secretary. These types of jobs have duties that are dedicated to the field of expertise the office operates in. For instance, paralegals and legal secretaries use special legal research programs to research documents that are submitted to courts. Medical secretaries use patient record programs to track appointments and medical information for each patient their office sees. Administrative and clerical jobs in a specialized field often require more education than their general counterparts.