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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for File Clerks:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
87,250 3.1 % $ 19.02 $ 39,560 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for File Clerks:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.59 $ 14.92 $ 17.93 $ 22.39 $ 27.54
Annual Wage (2) $ 26,190 $ 31,030 $ 37,290 $ 46,570 $ 57,280


Industry profile for File Clerks:

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)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 13,630 0.25 $ 22.06 $ 45,890
Legal Services 13,180 1.12 $ 18.22 $ 37,910
Employment Services 5,020 0.13 $ 19.57 $ 40,700
Offices of Physicians 3,670 0.13 $ 15.63 $ 32,510
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,100 0.06 $ 18.32 $ 38,100

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 13,180 1.12 $ 18.22 $ 37,910
Office Administrative Services 1,630 0.31 $ 18.68 $ 38,850
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 13,630 0.25 $ 22.06 $ 45,890
Automobile Dealers 2,190 0.17 $ 15.50 $ 32,250
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 2,090 0.16 $ 18.18 $ 37,820

Top paying industries for File Clerks:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 50 (7) $ 32.24 $ 67,060
Telecommunications 480 0.07 $ 29.47 $ 61,300
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 80 0.02 $ 27.21 $ 56,590
Scientific Research and Development Services 310 0.04 $ 26.80 $ 55,750
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) 50 0.01 $ 25.92 $ 53,920


Geographic profile for File Clerks:

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.



Map of employment of file clerks by state, May 2022


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 12,110 0.69 1.16 $ 21.68 $ 45,100
Texas 8,360 0.64 1.09 $ 17.90 $ 37,230
Florida 7,540 0.82 1.39 $ 18.00 $ 37,450
New Jersey 6,120 1.49 2.52 $ 18.62 $ 38,720
Illinois 4,780 0.81 1.38 $ 20.80 $ 43,260


Map of location quotient of file clerks by state, May 2022


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)
Delaware 700 1.53 2.59 $ 14.94 $ 31,070
New Jersey 6,120 1.49 2.52 $ 18.62 $ 38,720
Montana 560 1.15 1.94 $ 17.89 $ 37,210
Oklahoma 1,740 1.08 1.84 $ 17.89 $ 37,210
Tennessee 3,070 0.98 1.67 $ 18.23 $ 37,920


Map of annual mean wages of file clerks by state, May 2022


Top paying states for File Clerks:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 210 0.31 0.52 $ 28.84 $ 59,980
Massachusetts 1,080 0.30 0.51 $ 23.69 $ 49,280
California 12,110 0.69 1.16 $ 21.68 $ 45,100
Connecticut 480 0.29 0.50 $ 21.40 $ 44,510
Washington 980 0.29 0.49 $ 21.03 $ 43,750



Map of employment of file clerks by area, May 2022


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 7,610 0.83 1.40 $ 19.60 $ 40,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,480 0.90 1.52 $ 21.53 $ 44,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,770 0.85 1.45 $ 21.37 $ 44,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,390 0.63 1.07 $ 20.04 $ 41,680
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,100 0.76 1.29 $ 17.79 $ 37,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,910 0.62 1.06 $ 18.01 $ 37,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,700 0.77 1.30 $ 19.84 $ 41,270
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,330 0.49 0.82 $ 19.17 $ 39,860
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,190 0.50 0.84 $ 25.53 $ 53,110
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,150 0.38 0.64 $ 22.65 $ 47,100


Map of location quotient of file clerks by area, May 2022


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)
Dover, DE 130 1.98 3.36 $ 14.79 $ 30,770
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 230 1.88 3.19 $ 16.58 $ 34,490
State College, PA 120 1.88 3.19 $ 19.00 $ 39,510
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 100 1.73 2.93 $ 16.54 $ 34,400
Tallahassee, FL 280 1.57 2.66 $ 16.56 $ 34,440
Chattanooga, TN-GA 370 1.50 2.54 $ 17.16 $ 35,680
Las Cruces, NM 100 1.41 2.39 $ 17.01 $ 35,380
Ocean City, NJ 60 1.41 2.39 $ 17.99 $ 37,430
Gainesville, FL 180 1.34 2.27 $ 21.42 $ 44,560
Lawton, OK 50 1.29 2.19 $ 15.20 $ 31,620


Map of annual mean wages of file clerks by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for File Clerks:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,190 0.50 0.84 $ 25.53 $ 53,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 800 0.71 1.20 $ 24.57 $ 51,100
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 50 0.51 0.86 $ 24.54 $ 51,040
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 820 0.30 0.51 $ 24.10 $ 50,120
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 70 0.52 0.89 $ 23.50 $ 48,870
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 40 0.32 0.55 $ 23.29 $ 48,440
Medford, OR 40 0.49 0.82 $ 22.96 $ 47,750
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 140 0.35 0.60 $ 22.93 $ 47,690
Santa Rosa, CA 130 0.64 1.08 $ 22.87 $ 47,570
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,150 0.38 0.64 $ 22.65 $ 47,100

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in File Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 170 1.03 1.74 $ 17.20 $ 35,780
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 160 0.62 1.06 $ 18.13 $ 37,710
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 140 0.98 1.66 $ 17.09 $ 35,550
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 140 0.73 1.23 $ 16.29 $ 33,890
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 140 0.37 0.62 $ 16.91 $ 35,180

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in File Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 80 1.23 2.09 $ 10.58 $ 22,010
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 100 1.11 1.88 $ 18.84 $ 39,200
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 170 1.03 1.74 $ 17.20 $ 35,780
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 40 1.03 1.74 $ 15.90 $ 33,070
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.99 1.68 $ 16.03 $ 33,350

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for File Clerks:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.52 0.89 $ 21.16 $ 44,020
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 70 0.39 0.66 $ 21.11 $ 43,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.36 0.61 $ 20.36 $ 42,350
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 70 0.41 0.69 $ 20.02 $ 41,640
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 50 0.37 0.63 $ 19.92 $ 41,430


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023