The phrase "paper pushers" is used to describe people who have a job or role that mainly involves dealing with paperwork or administrative tasks. Full definition
PBMs started as paper pushers: They began hand - processing medical claims in the 1970s and evolved into middlemen who touted their ability to use corporate customers» combined purchasing power to negotiate huge discounts from pharmaceutical companies. (fortune.com)
They're nothing more than online paper pushers. (inc.com)
That will shake them up at the World Bank and send tremors through the structure of sinecured paper pushers at the UN Development Fund. (firstthings.com)