Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
85,460	3.2 %	$ 17.70	$ 36,820	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for File Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.53	$ 14.00	$ 17.48	$ 22.00	$ 23.65
Annual Wage (2)	$ 23,980	$ 29,120	$ 36,360	$ 45,760	$ 49,190

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)	13,100	0.24	$ 20.48	$ 42,590
Legal Services	10,910	0.96	$ 17.56	$ 36,530
Offices of Physicians	5,940	0.22	$ 14.83	$ 30,840
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	3,660	0.07	$ 17.14	$ 35,650
Employment Services	3,100	0.09	$ 16.51	$ 34,350

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	10,910	0.96	$ 17.56	$ 36,530
Office Administrative Services	1,530	0.31	$ 17.83	$ 37,090
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	13,100	0.24	$ 20.48	$ 42,590
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	840	0.22	$ 13.95	$ 29,010
Offices of Physicians	5,940	0.22	$ 14.83	$ 30,840

Top paying industries for File Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	50	0.05	$ 35.33	$ 73,480
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	50	(7)	$ 31.52	$ 65,560
Telecommunications	320	0.05	$ 27.35	$ 56,890
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	120	0.03	$ 26.77	$ 55,680
Civic and Social Organizations	(8)	(8)	$ 26.38	$ 54,870

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 2021

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	9,960	0.60	0.99	$ 20.26	$ 42,130
Texas	8,630	0.71	1.16	$ 16.60	$ 34,530
New Jersey	8,300	2.15	3.55	$ 16.69	$ 34,700
Florida	5,730	0.67	1.10	$ 17.20	$ 35,780
New York	5,050	0.58	0.96	$ 18.43	$ 38,320

Map of location quotient of file clerks by state, May 2021

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	8,300	2.15	3.55	$ 16.69	$ 34,700
Delaware	690	1.59	2.62	$ 14.65	$ 30,460
Oklahoma	1,710	1.10	1.81	$ 16.85	$ 35,040
Tennessee	2,500	0.84	1.38	$ 17.25	$ 35,880
Montana	380	0.82	1.35	$ 15.25	$ 31,720

Map of annual mean wages of file clerks by state, May 2021

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	190	0.28	0.47	$ 28.19	$ 58,640
Massachusetts	690	0.20	0.34	$ 23.20	$ 48,260
California	9,960	0.60	0.99	$ 20.26	$ 42,130
Maryland	1,120	0.44	0.72	$ 20.19	$ 42,000
Washington	1,460	0.46	0.75	$ 20.11	$ 41,820

Map of employment of file clerks by area, May 2021

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	9,930	1.14	1.89	$ 17.48	$ 36,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,990	0.70	1.15	$ 19.69	$ 40,960
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,300	0.78	1.29	$ 19.31	$ 40,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,600	0.73	1.20	$ 18.45	$ 38,380
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,320	0.88	1.44	$ 16.60	$ 34,520
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,200	0.76	1.25	$ 16.06	$ 33,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,140	0.87	1.44	$ 19.13	$ 39,790
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,680	0.80	1.31	$ 19.19	$ 39,910
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,450	0.56	0.92	$ 17.40	$ 36,180
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,180	0.40	0.66	$ 19.96	$ 41,530

Map of location quotient of file clerks by area, May 2021

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)
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	130	2.16	3.55	$ 15.49	$ 32,220
Dover, DE	130	2.03	3.35	$ 14.43	$ 30,020
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	220	1.87	3.09	$ 15.90	$ 33,070
Las Cruces, NM	110	1.55	2.55	$ 16.06	$ 33,410
Trenton, NJ	350	1.54	2.54	$ 18.14	$ 37,740
Chattanooga, TN-GA	340	1.38	2.27	$ 16.98	$ 35,310
Lawton, OK	50	1.23	2.03	$ 14.50	$ 30,150
Tallahassee, FL	210	1.22	2.02	$ 13.64	$ 28,380
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	320	1.21	1.99	$ 11.56	$ 24,050
Salem, OR	200	1.20	1.99	$ 18.09	$ 37,620