Could you become a Word Processing Operator?
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What this job is
A word processing operator produces, formats, and manages typed documents in an office environment using word processing software and related tools. They transcribe handwritten or audio content into digital documents, maintain document libraries, and ensure consistency in formatting, layout, and presentation across organisational communications. They support multiple teams by delivering professionally formatted documents to tight deadlines.
Pay
A$1,371 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Apply grammar and spelling rulescore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Company policiescore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Correspondence Draftingcore
- Data Entry and Accuracycore
- Decode handwritten textscore
- Dictation and Transcriptioncore
- Digital Literacycore
- Digitise documentscore
- Electronic Document Managementcore
- Ensure proper document managementcore
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiencycore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Active Listening
- Align content with form
- Audio technology
- Compile content
- Content development processes
- Email Management
- Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive)
- Integrate content into output media
- Multitasking
- Process Documentation
- Workflow Prioritisation
- Workload Self-Management