Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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) |
| 82,290 |
2.2 % |
$ 19.58 |
$ 40,730 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for File Clerks:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.00 |
$ 15.55 |
$ 18.33 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 27.95 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 27,040 |
$ 32,350 |
$ 38,130 |
$ 47,180 |
$ 58,140 |
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) |
14,110 |
0.26 |
$ 22.99 |
$ 47,830 |
| Legal Services |
10,490 |
0.88 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,080 |
| Offices of Physicians |
4,310 |
0.15 |
$ 16.55 |
$ 34,420 |
| Employment Services |
4,110 |
0.11 |
$ 18.50 |
$ 38,470 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
2,720 |
0.09 |
$ 21.18 |
$ 44,050 |
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 |
10,490 |
0.88 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,080 |
| Office Administrative Services |
2,040 |
0.37 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,910 |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services |
1,700 |
0.35 |
$ 16.18 |
$ 33,650 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
14,110 |
0.26 |
$ 22.99 |
$ 47,830 |
| Foundries |
200 |
0.19 |
$ 22.14 |
$ 46,060 |
Top paying industries for File Clerks:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
40 |
(7) |
$ 32.80 |
$ 68,220 |
| Telecommunications |
350 |
0.05 |
$ 30.03 |
$ 62,470 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
100 |
0.02 |
$ 29.32 |
$ 60,980 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
90 |
0.02 |
$ 26.79 |
$ 55,730 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
160 |
0.06 |
$ 26.54 |
$ 55,210 |
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.
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 |
10,960 |
0.61 |
1.13 |
$ 22.44 |
$ 46,680 |
| Texas |
10,130 |
0.75 |
1.38 |
$ 17.38 |
$ 36,140 |
| Florida |
7,050 |
0.74 |
1.36 |
$ 19.21 |
$ 39,960 |
| New York |
4,200 |
0.45 |
0.83 |
$ 20.29 |
$ 42,200 |
| Illinois |
4,000 |
0.67 |
1.23 |
$ 21.25 |
$ 44,200 |
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) |
| Montana |
760 |
1.51 |
2.78 |
$ 19.01 |
$ 39,530 |
| Delaware |
630 |
1.35 |
2.49 |
$ 15.85 |
$ 32,960 |
| Tennessee |
3,350 |
1.04 |
1.92 |
$ 18.39 |
$ 38,260 |
| Oklahoma |
1,710 |
1.03 |
1.90 |
$ 18.92 |
$ 39,350 |
| New Jersey |
3,810 |
0.91 |
1.67 |
$ 20.41 |
$ 42,460 |
Top paying states for File Clerks:
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 |
5,660 |
0.60 |
1.10 |
$ 20.91 |
$ 43,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,780 |
0.77 |
1.43 |
$ 21.66 |
$ 45,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,890 |
0.64 |
1.18 |
$ 22.07 |
$ 45,900 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,840 |
0.72 |
1.32 |
$ 18.64 |
$ 38,760 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,460 |
0.77 |
1.43 |
$ 18.11 |
$ 37,660 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,050 |
0.75 |
1.39 |
$ 21.55 |
$ 44,810 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,850 |
0.81 |
1.49 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,190 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,780 |
0.63 |
1.16 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,600 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,170 |
0.38 |
0.70 |
$ 21.63 |
$ 45,000 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,160 |
1.08 |
1.99 |
$ 18.74 |
$ 38,980 |
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) |
| State College, PA |
140 |
2.04 |
3.77 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,900 |
| Tallahassee, FL |
320 |
1.77 |
3.26 |
$ 17.07 |
$ 35,510 |
| Dover, DE |
110 |
1.70 |
3.13 |
$ 15.87 |
$ 33,010 |
| Jackson, TN |
120 |
1.69 |
3.12 |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,220 |
| Billings, MT |
150 |
1.68 |
3.10 |
$ 14.88 |
$ 30,950 |
| Gainesville, FL |
220 |
1.56 |
2.87 |
$ 21.72 |
$ 45,180 |
| Laredo, TX |
150 |
1.48 |
2.73 |
$ 12.53 |
$ 26,060 |
| Great Falls, MT |
50 |
1.42 |
2.61 |
$ 16.24 |
$ 33,770 |
| Las Cruces, NM |
100 |
1.31 |
2.41 |
$ 15.95 |
$ 33,180 |
| Ocala, FL |
150 |
1.30 |
2.39 |
$ 14.83 |
$ 30,850 |
United States Department of Labor
