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File Clerks

File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locate and remove material from file when requested.

Median salary

$41,270

Typical range

$30k – $61k

Job outlook

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

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Typical progression

  1. Junior File Clerks

    Entry / Junior

    $29,620

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. File Clerks

    Established

    $41,270

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior File Clerks

    Senior

    $51,175

Key skills

A typical day

  • Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
  • Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
  • Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
  • Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
  • Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.

Fields of study

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