FREC has ruled that the following activities do not require a real estate license and may be performed by an unlicensed employee, secretary or assistant:

Answer the phone and forward calls.
Fill out and submit listings and changes to any multiple listing service.
Follow up on loan commitments after a contract has been negotiated and generally secure status reports on the progress of the loan.
Assemble documents for closing.
Secure public information from courthouse, utility districts, etc.
Have keys made for company listings.
Write ads for approval of licensee and supervising broker and place classified ads.
Receive, record and deposit earnest money, security deposits and advance rents.
Type contract forms and Supreme-court approved leases (those leases approved by the Supreme Court for use by non-lawyers), for approval by licensee and supervising broker.
Monitor licenses and personnel files.
Computer commission checks.
Place signs on property.
Order items for repair as directed by licensee.
Prepare flyers and promotional information for approval by licensee and supervising broker.
Deliver documents and pick up keys.
Place routine telephone calls regarding late rent payments.
Schedule appointments for licensees to show listed property.
Be present at open house to provide security, hand out materials (property brochures) and respond to questions that may be answered with objective responses gleaned from preprinted objective information.
Gather information for a CMA (comparative market analysis)
Gather information for an appraisal.
Hand out objective, written information of a listing or rental.
Drive a customer or client to a listing or rental.
Give a key to a prospect.

Further, FREC has ruled: "An unlicensed individual may not negotiate or agree to any commission split or referral fee on behalf of a licensee".