Where a receptionist can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a receptionist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Receptionists are responsible for the reception area of a business. They answer the phone, greet guests, pass information, respond to inquiries and instruct visitors. They are the first point of contact for clients and customers.
- Highest coverage recorded
- 42%
- Destinations
- 12each with a full record
- Within reach
- 0difficulty under 55
- Skills on file
- 35required or supplementary
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
- office clerk 42% covered · difficulty 64
- secretary 38% covered · difficulty 64.2
- administrative assistant 34% covered · difficulty 65.8
- post office counter clerk 30% covered · difficulty 66.3
- investment clerk 27% covered · difficulty 69.3
- hotel concierge 27% covered · difficulty 64.4
- hospitality establishment receptionist 25% covered · difficulty 73.6
- usher 23% covered · difficulty 71.2
- veterinary receptionist 22% covered · difficulty 80.5
- billing clerk 21% covered · difficulty 69.1
- beauty salon attendant 21% covered · difficulty 75.9
- foreign language correspondence clerk 20% covered · difficulty 69
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receptionist is filed under Clerical support workers, ISCO major group 4. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a receptionist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.