Summary Report for:
15-1199.12 - Document Management Specialists
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.
This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Wages & Employment
Tasks
- Develop or configure document management system features, such as user interfaces, access profiles, and document workflow procedures.
- Identify and classify documents or other electronic content according to characteristics such as security level, function, and metadata.
- Implement electronic document processing, retrieval, and distribution systems in collaboration with other information technology specialists.
- Operate data capture technology to import digitized documents into document management system.
- Administer document and system access rights and revision control to ensure security of system and integrity of master documents.
- Analyze, interpret, or disseminate system performance data.
- Assist in determining document management policies to facilitate efficient, legal, and secure access to electronic content.
- Assist in the assessment, acquisition, or deployment of new electronic document management systems.
- Assist in the development of document or content classification taxonomies to facilitate information capture, search, and retrieval.
- Conduct needs assessments to identify document management requirements of departments or end users.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
| Computer servers — Cloud computing servers; Content servers |
| Hard disk drives — Computer hard disk drives |
| Magneto optical MO drives — Magneto optical drives |
| Scanners |
| Tape arrays — Tape libraries |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Analytical or scientific software — CAPSYS CAPSYS Capture; EMC Captiva software; Office Gemini Diamond Vision; Perceptive Software ImageNow |
| Development environment software — Microsoft .NET Framework; Microsoft Visual Basic; Oracle SQL Developer |
| Document management software — Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software; Records management software; Xerox DocuShare; Xythos Enterprise Document Management Suite |
| Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Business process management BPM software; IBM BPM Blueprint; Pegasystems SmartBPM; SAP ERP Financials |
| Operating system software — IBM MVS; Linux; Microsoft Windows; UNIX |
Wages & Employment Trends
National
Median wages data collected from Computer Occupations, All Other.
Employment data collected from Computer Occupations, All Other.
Industry data collected from Computer Occupations, All Other.
| Median wages (2011) | $38.43 hourly, $79,930 annual |
| Employment (2010) | 210,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2010-2020) | 
Slower than average (3% to 9%)
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| Projected job openings (2010-2020) | 51,600 |
| Top industries (2010) |
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2011 wage data
and 2010-2020 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2010-2020). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.