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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

43-4199 Information and Record Clerks, All Other

All information and record clerks not listed separately.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
153,850 0.9 % $20.39 $42,410 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.39 $15.53 $19.89 $24.29 $28.76
Annual Wage (2) $25,770 $32,290 $41,360 $50,530 $59,830


Industry profile for this occupation:

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)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 52,460 2.61 $21.80 $45,350
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 18,770 0.34 $17.51 $36,420
Elementary and Secondary Schools 12,800 0.15 $18.82 $39,150
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 6,850 0.22 $20.78 $43,230
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 6,040 0.28 $21.09 $43,860

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 52,460 2.61 $21.80 $45,350
Technical and Trade Schools 970 0.72 $22.57 $46,940
Educational Support Services 870 0.44 $20.45 $42,540
Junior Colleges 3,170 0.44 $20.19 $41,990
Other Support Services 1,270 0.39 $19.14 $39,810

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rail Transportation 50 0.02 $33.77 $70,240
Postal Service (federal government) 110 0.02 $29.65 $61,660
Nonresidential Building Construction 40 0.01 $28.32 $58,900
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 40 0.01 $28.19 $58,620
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 160 0.04 $27.63 $57,470


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 21,630 1.24 1.19 $22.75 $47,320
Texas 16,770 1.35 1.29 $17.54 $36,480
Colorado 12,090 4.51 4.31 $21.77 $45,280
Florida 9,200 1.05 1.00 $19.19 $39,910
Oregon 6,040 3.17 3.03 $18.12 $37,690




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)
Colorado 12,090 4.51 4.31 $21.77 $45,280
Oregon 6,040 3.17 3.03 $18.12 $37,690
District of Columbia 2,220 3.07 2.93 $28.47 $59,210
Montana 1,140 2.44 2.33 $18.32 $38,100
Alaska 750 2.38 2.27 $21.11 $43,920




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 2,220 3.07 2.93 $28.47 $59,210
Maryland 3,990 1.48 1.41 $24.13 $50,180
New Jersey 3,740 0.91 0.87 $23.92 $49,750
Connecticut 880 0.53 0.50 $23.75 $49,410
California 21,630 1.24 1.19 $22.75 $47,320





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)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 7,510 4.96 4.74 $22.36 $46,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,560 1.05 1.00 $22.93 $47,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,240 1.96 1.87 $26.34 $54,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,120 0.53 0.51 $23.55 $48,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,060 1.11 1.06 $19.16 $39,850
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 3,680 3.04 2.91 $18.85 $39,200
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,860 0.94 0.90 $18.76 $39,010
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,810 1.33 1.27 $19.77 $41,130
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,600 1.74 1.66 $19.55 $40,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,540 1.03 0.98 $27.48 $57,150