clerical work; administrative tasks
Refers to routine office tasks such as data entry, filing, and document preparation. Often used in business contexts to distinguish desk work from other duties.
I was swamped with clerical work all day today.
She is good at administrative tasks and organizes documents quickly.
事務 is a broader term for office work or business affairs, while 事務作業 specifically emphasizes the routine, hands-on tasks involved.
作業 means work or operation in general, often manual or mechanical; 事務作業 narrows it to desk-based clerical work.
Compound of 事務 (じむ, 'office work, business affairs') and 作業 (さぎょう, 'work, operation'). The combination straightforwardly denotes clerical or administrative tasks.