deskwork

noun
UK /ˈdesk.wɜːk/
US /ˈdesk.wɝːk/

Work that you do while sitting at a desk.

She spends most of her day doing deskwork at the office.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Routine tasks done at a desk, such as writing, filing, or typing.

The job involves a lot of deskwork and very little travel.

3. The part of a job that is done at a desk rather than in the field.

After years of fieldwork, he was happy to switch to deskwork.

4. Work that requires reading and writing at a desk, often seen as tiring.

Too much deskwork made her eyes ache by the end of the day.