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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
43-4071 File Clerks
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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 102,300 |
1.5 % |
$16.64 |
$34,610 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.65 |
$12.68 |
$15.73 |
$19.37 |
$24.39 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,150 |
$26,370 |
$32,710 |
$40,280 |
$50,740 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Legal Services |
13,940 |
1.22 |
$16.22 |
$33,740 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
11,860 |
0.21 |
$18.90 |
$39,310 |
| Offices of Physicians |
7,360 |
0.28 |
$13.88 |
$28,870 |
| Employment Services |
5,260 |
0.14 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
5,220 |
0.09 |
$16.41 |
$34,130 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Legal Services |
13,940 |
1.22 |
$16.22 |
$33,740 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
1,240 |
0.37 |
$16.67 |
$34,680 |
| Offices of Physicians |
7,360 |
0.28 |
$13.88 |
$28,870 |
| Office Administrative Services |
1,400 |
0.28 |
$16.82 |
$34,980 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
2,840 |
0.24 |
$16.68 |
$34,700 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
12,950 |
0.75 |
1.07 |
$18.05 |
$37,550 |
| Texas |
10,880 |
0.87 |
1.26 |
$15.95 |
$33,170 |
| Florida |
8,490 |
0.97 |
1.39 |
$16.06 |
$33,410 |
| New Jersey |
8,240 |
2.01 |
2.89 |
$16.05 |
$33,380 |
| New York |
5,910 |
0.62 |
0.89 |
$16.96 |
$35,280 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
8,240 |
2.01 |
2.89 |
$16.05 |
$33,380 |
| Utah |
1,850 |
1.23 |
1.76 |
$15.34 |
$31,910 |
| Delaware |
520 |
1.16 |
1.66 |
$14.31 |
$29,770 |
| Alaska |
360 |
1.13 |
1.62 |
$15.59 |
$32,420 |
| Nevada |
1,510 |
1.08 |
1.56 |
$16.03 |
$33,340 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
10,280 |
1.07 |
1.53 |
$16.77 |
$34,870 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,100 |
0.82 |
1.17 |
$18.14 |
$37,730 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,490 |
1.21 |
1.74 |
$15.66 |
$32,580 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,040 |
1.15 |
1.65 |
$17.34 |
$36,070 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,890 |
0.79 |
1.14 |
$17.78 |
$36,990 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,840 |
0.61 |
0.87 |
$19.44 |
$40,440 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,500 |
0.82 |
1.18 |
$16.10 |
$33,480 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,890 |
0.89 |
1.28 |
$16.76 |
$34,860 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,830 |
0.67 |
0.96 |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,790 |
0.72 |
1.04 |
$19.83 |
$41,240 |
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United States Department of Labor
