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