Occupational Employment Statistics
43-4071 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.
Southeast Minnesota
| 90 | 11 | $16.91/hr | $11.12/hr | $13.82/hr | $16.79/hr | $19.00/hr | $23.43/hr |
Construction | 10 | $14.52/hr |
Manufacturing | 100 | $21.22/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 90 | $14.46/hr |
Financial Activities | 140 | $12.58/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 310 | $16.65/hr |
Education and Health Services | 340 | $17.02/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 90 | $22.23/hr |
- Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed.
- Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
- Input data, such as file numbers, new or updated information, or document information codes into computer systems to support document and information retrieval.
- Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
- Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
- Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
- Track materials removed from files to ensure that borrowed files are returned.
- Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
- Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
- Answer questions about records or files.