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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
43-4071 File Clerks
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National estimates for File Clerks
Industry profile for File Clerks
Geographic profile for File Clerks
National estimates for File Clerks: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for File Clerks:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
91,560 |
1.7 % |
$ 17.38 |
$ 36,140 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for File Clerks:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 11.31 |
$ 13.41 |
$ 16.39 |
$ 20.11 |
$ 25.19 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,520 |
$ 27,890 |
$ 34,090 |
$ 41,820 |
$ 52,400 |
Industry profile for File Clerks: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for File Clerks are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in File Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in File Clerks:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Legal Services |
12,060 |
1.06 |
$ 17.12 |
$ 35,610 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
11,790 |
0.22 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,240 |
Offices of Physicians |
5,850 |
0.23 |
$ 14.66 |
$ 30,490 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,540 |
0.08 |
$ 16.59 |
$ 34,500 |
Employment Services |
4,010 |
0.13 |
$ 17.37 |
$ 36,130 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in File Clerks:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Legal Services |
12,060 |
1.06 |
$ 17.12 |
$ 35,610 |
Office Administrative Services |
1,220 |
0.24 |
$ 17.85 |
$ 37,120 |
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
2,770 |
0.23 |
$ 17.17 |
$ 35,710 |
Offices of Physicians |
5,850 |
0.23 |
$ 14.66 |
$ 30,490 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
780 |
0.22 |
(8) |
(8) |
Top paying industries for File Clerks:
Geographic profile for File Clerks: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for File Clerks are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in File Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in File Clerks:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
11,490 |
0.70 |
1.06 |
$ 19.29 |
$ 40,120 |
Texas |
10,320 |
0.85 |
1.30 |
$ 17.08 |
$ 35,520 |
Florida |
7,700 |
0.91 |
1.39 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,330 |
New Jersey |
7,410 |
1.96 |
2.98 |
$ 17.07 |
$ 35,510 |
New York |
4,420 |
0.51 |
0.77 |
$ 18.35 |
$ 38,180 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in File Clerks:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Jersey |
7,410 |
1.96 |
2.98 |
$ 17.07 |
$ 35,510 |
Nevada |
1,440 |
1.15 |
1.75 |
$ 16.18 |
$ 33,660 |
Montana |
450 |
1.00 |
1.52 |
$ 14.33 |
$ 29,800 |
Oklahoma |
1,530 |
0.98 |
1.48 |
$ 15.42 |
$ 32,080 |
Florida |
7,700 |
0.91 |
1.39 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,330 |
Top paying states for File Clerks:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in File Clerks:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
8,410 |
0.95 |
1.45 |
$ 17.92 |
$ 37,270 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,860 |
0.83 |
1.27 |
$ 18.93 |
$ 39,370 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,990 |
1.11 |
1.69 |
$ 16.18 |
$ 33,650 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,880 |
0.80 |
1.22 |
$ 19.43 |
$ 40,410 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,650 |
0.89 |
1.36 |
$ 16.77 |
$ 34,880 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,640 |
0.60 |
0.92 |
$ 19.33 |
$ 40,210 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,450 |
0.98 |
1.48 |
$ 18.92 |
$ 39,360 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,940 |
0.73 |
1.12 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,030 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,680 |
0.56 |
0.85 |
$ 20.24 |
$ 42,100 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,650 |
0.78 |
1.19 |
$ 17.35 |
$ 36,090 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in File Clerks:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
180 |
2.57 |
3.91 |
$ 14.41 |
$ 29,980 |
Binghamton, NY |
240 |
2.56 |
3.89 |
$ 13.56 |
$ 28,200 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
120 |
2.15 |
3.27 |
$ 13.93 |
$ 28,970 |
Beckley, WV |
70 |
1.83 |
2.78 |
$ 14.12 |
$ 29,370 |
Las Cruces, NM |
110 |
1.62 |
2.47 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,630 |
Rome, GA |
60 |
1.53 |
2.33 |
$ 15.40 |
$ 32,030 |
Tallahassee, FL |
260 |
1.51 |
2.29 |
$ 13.53 |
$ 28,140 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
170 |
1.51 |
2.29 |
$ 14.94 |
$ 31,070 |
Ocean City, NJ |
50 |
1.50 |
2.28 |
$ 15.18 |
$ 31,570 |
Monroe, MI |
50 |
1.48 |
2.25 |
$ 18.29 |
$ 38,030 |
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