File clerks

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

189k

Average Age

41.4

Estimated Job Growth

−14.6%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$31,752

Average Male Salary

$34,409

Average Female Salary

$30,947

About

File clerks are most often employed by the Justice, public order, & safety activities industry. The average yearly wage for File clerks was $31,752 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most File clerks are Eaton & Clinton Counties PUMA, MI, Pulaski, Camden, Miller & Morgan Counties PUMA, MO, and Chittenden, Franklin & Grand Isle CountiesBurlington City PUMA, VT. The locations with a relatively high concentration of File clerks are Pulaski, Camden, Miller & Morgan Counties PUMA, MO, Eaton & Clinton Counties PUMA, MI, and Buffalo City (East) PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the File clerks workforce. File clerks workforce in 2020 was 189,352 people, of which 76.7% were women and 23.3% were men. File clerks are paid most in East of TX-6 & West of Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804638) but are relatively concentrated in Pulaski, Camden, Miller & Morgan Counties PUMA, MO.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

44,034

Male Workforce

± 5.15k

145,318

Female Workforce

± 9.35k

The File clerks workforce in 2020 was 189,352 people (76.7% women and 23.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −42% between 2014 (326,507) and 2020 (189,352).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for File clerks.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($56,110), Arizona ($45,010), and North Dakota ($44,317).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$31,752

AVERAGE WAGE

#438 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, File clerks earned an average of $31,752, $24,202 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of File clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.412

WAGE GINI

In 2020, File clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.412, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for File clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for File clerks compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ File clerks and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most File clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for File clerks, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing ($64,617).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

189k

2020 Workforce

± 10,677

−9.34%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.59%

This graphic shows the share of File clerks employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of File clerks at 38.1%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 33.4% and Legal services with 28.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on File clerks in the US. The workforce of File clerks in 2020 was 189,352 people, with 76.7% woman, and 23.3% men. The average age of male File clerks in the workforce is 38.3 and of female File clerks is 42.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for File clerks is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of File clerks in 2020 was 189,352 people, with 76.7% woman, and 23.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (25,204 people), 25 to 29 years (20,039 people), and 55 to 59 years (18,197 people). Among them they concentrated 33.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 16.2% of File clerks workers were Hispanic and 83.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (80%), Puerto Rican (14.1)%, and Cuban (5.84)%

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Races

In 2020, 70.6% of the File clerks workforce were White, of which 78% were women and 22% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.7%) and Asian (5.7%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for File clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for File clerks is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Legal.

Among the necessary skills for File clerks, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that File clerks need more than the average amount of Reading Comprehension.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by File clerks in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (9,304 people), Social Sciences (3,845 people), and Education (3,428 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the File clerks workers were Some college (63,187 people), High School or Equivalent (48,486 people), and Bachelors Degree (34,088 people).

The graphic shows the File clerks workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for File clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. File clerks need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing.

Projections

Projections on job growth for File Clerks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but File Clerks are expected to see a growth of −14.6% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−14.6%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for File clerks. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.