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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.
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Tasks | Tools & Technology | Wages & Employment | Additional Information
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 Specialists, All Other.
Industry data collected from Computer Specialists, All Other.
| Median wages (2010) | $38.10 hourly, $79,240 annual |
| Employment (2008) | 209,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2008-2018) | 
Average (7% to 13%)
|
| Projected job openings (2008-2018) | 72,600 |
| Top industries (2008) |
State & National
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2010 wage data
and 2008-2018 employment projections
.
"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2008-2018). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
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- Computer network, systems, and database administrators
. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition.