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Document Management Specialists

Median Salary
104,920
Job Outlook
N/A

Overview

What are the responsibilities of this role?

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.

What sectors do they work in?

Private for profit

67%

State and local government

15%

Private not for profit

9%

Federal Government

5%

Self-employed

4%

Compensation

What is the typical salary range?

$43,600

10%

$104,920

Median

$135,740

90%

How does location impact how much salary?

Education

What level of education do professionals in this role have?

Education Level

  • Bachelor's degree

    60%

  • Master's degree

    15%

  • Associate's degree

    10%

  • Post baccalaureate

    10%

  • High school

    5%

Which college majors best prepare you for this role?

  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Computer Science
  • Medical Informatics
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Computational Science
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Computational Biology
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Accounting and Computer Science
  • Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics

Skills and Interest

What knowledge should you bring to the table?

  • Education and Training
  • Administrative
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management

What personality traits help people thrive in this role?

Conventional

You like structure, staying organized, and working with systems to get things done efficiently.

Investigative

You love figuring out how things work and researching subjects that interest you.

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Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.