- 업종: Government; Labor
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A professional who compiles data to prorate cost of lost or damaged goods among interline railroad carriers. Respnsibilities include:
* Receives claim for lost or damaged goods filed by shipper of consignee.
* Verifies records to substantiate claim of shipment and requests customer-complaint clerk to investigate claim and to submit estimate of value of lost or damaged goods.
* Receives estimate and verifies records to ascertain names of carriers involved in transporting goods.
* Computes number of miles each carrier transported goods.
* Prorates and computes cost to be charged to interline carriers according to comparative mileage in transit over each railroad, using calculating machine.
* Records name of each interline carrier involved and amount prorated to each.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who prepares income tax return forms for individuals and small businesses. Respnsibilities include:
* Reviews financial records, such as prior tax return forms, income statements, and documentation of expenditures to determine forms needed to prepare return.
* Interviews client to obtain additional information on taxable income and deductible expenses and allowances.
* Computes taxes owed, using adding machine, and completes entries on forms, following tax form instructions and tax tables.
* Consults tax law handbooks or bulletins to determine procedure for preparation of atypical returns.
* Occasionally verifies totals on forms prepared by others to detect errors of arithmetic or procedure.
* Calculates form preparation fee according to complexity of return and amount of time required to prepare forms.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who opens and closes trust accounts; arranges transfer of trust assets; updates trust account records; pays bills, dividends, and interest; and performs clerical duties in personal or corporate trust department. Respnsibilities include:
* Compiles, records, and enters names and addresses, description of assets, and other information, or deletes information previously entered, to open or close trust account, using computer.
* Calls or writes holders of assets, trust customer, stock transfer company, and other parties, and transmits specified documents to arrange for transfer of securities and other trust assets to or from trust account.
* Documents funds received or disbursed and updates records.
* Prepares and mails checks, or enters commands to generate checks, to pay bills for personal trust customers, disburse loan proceeds, and remit dividends, interest, and other funds to recipients.
* Composes and types business letters, using computer or typewriter.
* Opens mail and answers telephone.
* May call investment department to obtain information on investments and market conditions requested by trust customer.
* May place customer order for purchase or sale of investment with establishment investment department.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who estimates size of load on truck entering dump grounds.
* Collects fees based on size of load and type of material dumped.
* Keeps record of truckloads and money received.
* Directs truck drivers to designated dumping areas.
* May weigh truck, using scale, to determine amount of load.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who compiles records of insurance policies covering risks to property and equipment of industrial organization. Respnsibilities include:
* Files records of insurance transactions and keeps calendar of premiums due and expiration dates of policies.
* Prepares vouchers for payment of premiums and verifies that payments have been made.
* Fills in data on renewal policy applications and forwards applications to insurance company.
* Compiles statistical data for reports to insurance company and departments in organization.
* May notify insurance company of changes in property or equipment affecting insurance coverage.
* May type amortization schedules.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who compiles reports of stock on hand and kind and amount sold. Respnsibilities include:
* Dispatches inventory data to units of retail chain.
* Routes merchandise from one branch store to another on the basis of sales.
* Usually specializes in one type of merchandise, such as dresses, sportswear, or lingerie.
* May give directions to one or more workers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who prepares control form of space available for cargo in company's ships scheduled for loading. Respnsibilities include:
* Records onto control sheet previous day's bookings by ship and type of cargo.
* Calculates remaining space available, according to type of space, such as refrigeration, container, and general cargo.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who requisitions transportation from freight carriers to ship plant products. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads shipping orders to determine quantity and type of transportation needed.
* Contacts carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for loading products.
* Annotates shipping orders to inform shipping department of loading location and time of arrival of transportation.
* May perform other clerical tasks, such as typing and mailing bills, typing correspondence, and keeping files.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who compiles data and performs routine clerical tasks to relieve underwriter of minor administrative detail, using knowledge of underwriting and policy issuing procedures. Respnsibilities include:
* Reviews correspondence, records, and reports to select routine matters for processing.
* Routes risk-involved matters to underwriter for evaluation.
* Prepares requisitions for and reviews credit and motor vehicle reports and results of investigations to compile and summarize pertinent data onto underwriting worksheets.
* Consults manuals to determine rate classifications and assigns rates to pending applications, using adding machine.
* Corresponds with or telephones field personnel to inform them of underwriting actions taken.
* Maintains related files.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who compiles data and performs routine clerical tasks to relieve underwriter of minor administrative detail, using knowledge of underwriting and policy issuing procedures. Respnsibilities include:
* Reviews correspondence, records, and reports to select routine matters for processing.
* Routes risk-involved matters to underwriter for evaluation.
* Prepares requisitions for and reviews credit and motor vehicle reports and results of investigations to compile and summarize pertinent data onto underwriting worksheets.
* Consults manuals to determine rate classifications and assigns rates to pending applications, using adding machine.
* Corresponds with or telephones field personnel to inform them of underwriting actions taken.
* Maintains related files.
Industry:Professional careers
