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File Clerk

Quick Facts

Median Salary$41,332
Most Common EducationHigh school or GED
Projected 10-Year Growth-28.82%
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What They Do

A File Clerk maintains paper or electronic records for a company or organization. Enters data and organizes and retrieves files. Makes copies and scans of documents.


Core Tasks:

  • 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.
  • Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
  • Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed.
  • Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage, according to file maintenance guidelines or legal requirements.
  • Answer questions about records or files.
  • Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes to index materials for filing.
  • Place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers, according to classification and identification information.
  • Modify or improve filing systems or implement new filing systems.

What to expect as a File Clerk

1Earn a High school or GED Diploma

41% of people achieve this level of education.

2Gain skills and experience

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3Land a job

628 openings for File Clerks

Career Progression

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