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As title, what are the more formal words for "clerk", who deal with the paper works.
Administrative jobs, managers, secretaries, people standing behind the counters taking your forms…

Edit:
It should be a serious formal word to express that this person is specialized or interested in dealing with PAPERWORKS, DOCUMENTS, and so on.

Finally:
I must have some sort of delusion. I found that the word/phrase I was looking for is simply Clerical workers.

Note: While Matt has given the "correct" answer, the findings from J.R. are also quite mentionable. I'm sorry that my "accepted answer" could only go to one of you. Also thank you Sean despite got a little off.

Best Answer

I would go with one of the following:

An [administrative] assistant (esp. with junior staff)

[Office] support staff (slightly more broad than just clerks, but often used synonymously)

A bureaucrat (esp. with mildly negative connotations)

Clerical staff

But there's nothing wrong with using the word clerk, it's not informal, and it's a widely understood word that would be readily understood by your readers.

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