What Does a Clerk Do?
Clerk derives from the word cleric and references control of the Catholic Church over the keeping of records, particularly since in most cases only clerics, priests and some nobles could read and write. They might work in many capacities, recording marriages, births, and deaths, working as secretaries for the church or for the royal families, or illuminating manuscripts. Today the term clerk is in much use and applies to many different types of occupations. Typically you’ll see clerk appended with other job descriptions such as legal, banking, sales, or file. What you will do as a clerk largely depends upon the other descriptions of your job. Sales clerks, for instance, often work in retail stores, and when they are good at their jobs, they assist customers with information about products, help them to find what they need, and usually operate a cash register to record sales and returns. Banking clerks may also be called tellers, and are usually the point of contact for basic banking ne
