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Description

Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents.

Interests

  • Conventional
  • Investigative

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Work Values

  • Achievement
  • Support
  • Working Conditions

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Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Analytical Thinking

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Tasks

  • Assist in determining document management policies to facilitate efficient, legal, and secure access to electronic content.
  • Assist in the development of document or content classification taxonomies to facilitate information capture, search, and retrieval.
  • Implement electronic document processing, retrieval, and distribution systems in collaboration with other information technology specialists.
  • Identify and classify documents or other electronic content according to characteristics such as security level, function, and metadata.
  • Develop, document, or maintain standards, best practices, or system usage procedures.

Work Activities

  • Working with Computers
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Getting Information
  • Documenting/Recording Information

Detailed Work Activities

  • Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
  • Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
  • Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
  • Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Technology Skills

  • Document management software
  • Video creation and editing software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Analytical or scientific software
  • Data base user interface and query software

Abilities

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Oral Expression
  • Written Comprehension
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Information Ordering

Skills

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Writing
  • Complex Problem Solving

Knowledge

  • English Language
  • Administration and Management
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administrative

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certificate name

Microsoft OneNote 2013

Certifying Organization

Microsoft Corporation

Type

Product/Equipment

Certifying Organization

Avid Technology, Inc.

Type

Product/Equipment

Certifying Organization

IBM Corporation

Type

Product/Equipment

Certifying Organization

IBM Corporation

Type

Product/Equipment

Certificate name

Adobe FrameMaker 10

Certifying Organization

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Type

Product/Equipment

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)N/A
Median (50%)N/A
High (90%)N/A

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level N/A
Mid Level N/A
Senior Level N/A
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 470,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 522,000 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 11%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 11%

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