# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/file-clerks
- SOC code: 43-4071.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $43,600 (10th percentile $31,200, 90th percentile $63,490)
- Projected growth: Decline, -15.8%
- Openings a year: 5,600
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CRS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 24 |
| Investigative (I) | 5 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 17 |
| Enterprising (E) | 13 |
| Conventional (C) | 100 |

## What you'd do

- Working with Computers (importance 89/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 88/100)
- Processing Information (importance 87/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 82/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 82/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 80/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 80/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 79/100)
- Getting Information (importance 79/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 77/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Writing, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Administrative, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Law and Government, Computers and Electronics, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management, Education and Training

## Also called

Admissions Clerk, Blueprint Clerk, Brand Recorder, Card Filer, Claims Clerk, Classification Clerk, Clerk, Clerk Typist, Computer Aide, Computer Tape Librarian

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Business Operations Support and Assistant Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5204) (CIP 5204, 758 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Bellevue University-Nebraska](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bellevue-university-nebraska-206) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $67,452 | $83,581 | $19,499 |
| [Valdosta State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/valdosta-state-university-3105) | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | $42,670 | $60,715 | $25,991 |

## Related careers

- [Data Entry Keyers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/data-entry-keyers): $41,340 median pay
- [Medical Records Specialists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/medical-records-specialists): $51,140 median pay
- [Office Clerks, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/office-clerks-general): $45,010 median pay
- [Correspondence Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/correspondence-clerks): $46,800 median pay
- [Word Processors and Typists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/word-processors-and-typists): $49,280 median pay
- [Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bookkeeping-accounting-and-auditing-clerks): $50,670 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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