File clerks
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonFile clerks are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for File clerks was $34,601 in 2021.
The locations that employ the most File clerks are Eaton & Clinton Counties PUMA, MI, Boone County PUMA, KY, and La Crosse County PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of File clerks are La Crosse County PUMA, WI, Boone County PUMA, KY, and Jersey Village CityBetween Beltway TX-8 & FM-1960 PUMA, TX.
Employment and salary information for the File clerks workforce. File clerks workforce in 2021 was 171,337 people, of which 76.5% were women and 23.5% were men. File clerks are paid most in Phoenix (Far North) & Peoria (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in La Crosse County PUMA, WI.
The File clerks workforce in 2021 was 171,337 people (76.5% women and 23.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −47.5% between 2014 (326,507) and 2021 (171,337).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for File clerks.
During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($53,739), Arizona ($51,048), and North Dakota ($48,125).
In 2021, File clerks earned an average of $34,601, $24,994 less than the average national salary of $59,596
The graph shows the ranking of File clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.
In 2021, File clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.403, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for File clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for File clerks compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ File clerks and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most File clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for File clerks, by average wage, is Commercial & service industry machinery manufacturing ($120,572).
This graphic shows the share of File clerks employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of File clerks at 41.4%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 30.8% and Legal services with 27.8%.
Demographic information on File clerks in the US. The workforce of File clerks in 2021 was 171,337 people, with 76.5% woman, and 23.5% men. The average age of male File clerks in the workforce is 39.1 and of female File clerks is 42.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for File clerks is White.
The workforce of File clerks in 2021 was 171,337 people, with 76.5% woman, and 23.5% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (23,232 people), 50 to 54 years (17,918 people), and 25 to 29 years (17,031 people). Among them they concentrated 34% of the total workforce.
In 2021, 17.1% of File clerks workers were Hispanic and 82.9% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.9%), Puerto Rican (14.9)%, and Cuban (5.22)%
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In 2021, 68.8% of the File clerks workforce were White, of which 77.9% were women and 22.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.8%) and Two or More Races (5.98%).
Data on higher education choices for File clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for File clerks is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Legal.
Among the necessary skills for File clerks, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that File clerks need more than the average amount of Reading Comprehension.
The most common majors achieved by File clerks in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (9,085 people), Social Sciences (3,516 people), and Education (3,056 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the File clerks workers were Some college (56,615 people), High School or Equivalent (43,138 people), and Bachelors Degree (31,784 people).
The graphic shows the File clerks workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for File clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. File clerks need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing.
Projections on job growth for File Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but File Clerks are expected to see a growth of −14.6% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for File clerks. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.
