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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Salary Information
Document Management Specialists: $108,970 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Monitor operational activities to ensure compliance with regulations or standard operating procedures. | Maintenance |
| Monitor the security of digital information. | Maintenance |
| Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends. | Maintenance |
| Develop testing routines or procedures. | Development |
| Develop procedures for data entry or processing. | Development |
| Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology. | Development |
| Retrieve information from electronic sources. | General |
| Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems. | General |
| Prepare instruction manuals. | General |
| Document technical specifications or requirements. | General |
| Document operational procedures. | General |
| Provide technical support for software maintenance or use. | General |
| Collect data about customer needs. | General |
| Prepare data for analysis. | General |
| Implement security measures for computer or information systems. | General |
| Assess the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services. | Analysis |
| Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects. | Analysis |
| Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems. | Analysis |
| Develop procedures for data management. | Management |
| Manage documentation to ensure organization or accuracy. | Management |
Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Apache Tomcat | Web platform development software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software |
| IBM WebSphere MQ | Cloud-based management software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Visio | Process mapping and design software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Oracle SQL Developer | Development environment software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| Ademero Content Central | Document management software |
| Adobe Dreamweaver | Web page creation and editing software |
| Advanced Processing and Imaging OptiView ECM | Document management software |
| Alfresco Software Alfresco | Document management software |
| Apache Groovy | Object or component oriented development software |
| Apple Final Cut Pro | Video creation and editing software |
| Autonomy iManage WorkSite | Document management software |
| Business process management BPM software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| CAPSYS Capture | Analytical or scientific software |
| Cabinet NG CNG-SAFE | Document management software |
| Central Desktop | Project management software |
| Computhink ViewWise | Document management software |
| Conarc iChannel | Document management software |
| DB Tech RAS | Document management software |
| Day Software CQ5 Web Content Management | Document management software |
| Doc.It DM | Document management software |
| DocuSign eSignature | Document management software |
| Document imaging software | Document management software |
| Document indexing software | Document management software |
| Document management system software | Document management software |
| EMC Captiva | Analytical or scientific software |
| EMC Document Sciences xPression | Document management software |
| EMC Documentum | Document management software |
| Enterprise report management ERM software | Document management software |
| Ever Team EverSuite Content Management | Document management software |
| Fabasoft Folio | Document management software |
| File system software | Filesystem software |
| FileHold Systems FileHold | Document management software |
| FileVision | Document management software |
| Google Ads | Sales and marketing software |
| Google Meet | Video conferencing software |
| Google Sites | Web page creation and editing software |
| Hewlett Packard Exstream Dialogue | Document management software |
| Hyland Software OnBase | Document management software |
| IBM BPM Blueprint | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| IBM FileNet Content Manager | Content workflow software |
| IBM MVS | Operating system software |
| IBM Notes | Electronic mail software |
| Laserfiche Rio | Document management software |
| Microsoft Office Document Imaging | Analytical or scientific software |
| Newgen Software Technologies OmniDocs | Document management software |
| Objectif Lune PlanetPress Suite | Document management software |
| Objective Electronic Document Management | Document management software |
| Office Gemini Diamond Vision | Analytical or scientific software |
| Open Text Web Solutions | Document management software |
| OpenDocMan | Document management software |
| Optical character recognition OCR software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Oracle Universal Content Management | Document management software |
| Oracle WebLogic Server | Application server software |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Pegasystems SmartBPM | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Perceptive Software ImageNow | Analytical or scientific software |
| Personable Workflow DMS | Document management software |
| Records management software | Document management software |
| SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator | Enterprise application integration software |
| SAP DMS | Document management software |
| SAP ERP Financials | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| SAP PowerBuilder | Object or component oriented development software |
| Saperion ECM | Document management software |
| Skype | Desktop communications software |
| Systemware | Document management software |
| Thomson Reuters FileCabinet CS | Document management software |
| Thomson Reuters GoFileRoom | Content workflow software |
| Treeno Software Treeno Content Server | Document management software |
| Unified modeling language UML | Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
| Version control software | File versioning software |
| WeVideo | Video creation and editing software |
| Westbrook Fortis | Document management software |
| Xerox DocuShare | Document management software |
| Xythos Enterprise Document Management Suite | Document management software |
| Google Analytics | Data mining software |
| IBM DB2 | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software |
| Teradata Database | Data base management system software |
| File compression software | Data compression software |
| FileMaker Pro | Data base user interface and query software |
| SAP Business Objects | Data base reporting software |
| Vertafore ImageRight | Data base user interface and query software |
Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| ACDIS CDI Apprenticeship | Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists | Not Available |
| Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist | Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists | Not Available |
| Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient | Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists | Not Available |
| Certified Collection Management Professional | Defense Intelligence Agency PMO | Not Available |
| Certified Documentation Expert Outpatient | American Academy of Professional Coders | Not Available |
| Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner | American Health Information Management Association | Not Available |
| Certified Healthcare Documentation Specialist | Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity | Not Available |
| Certified Records Analyst | Institute of Certified Records Managers | Not Available |
| Certified Records Manager | Institute of Certified Records Managers | Not Available |
| CompTIA Cloud Essentials | Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) | Not Available |
| Construction Documents Technologist | Construction Specifications Institute | Not Available |
| Disaster Recovery Professional | EC-Council | Not Available |
| EC-Council Certified Incident Handler | EC-Council | Not Available |
| IBM Certified Deployment Professional - FileNet P8 V5.5.3 | IBM Corporation | Not Available |
| SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4HANA Cloud (public) - Asset Management Implementation | SAP America, Inc. | Not Available |