Occupational employment / File clerks

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "File clerks" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,390 $14.34 $29,830
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 18,340 $12.81 $26,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 11,490 $13.18 $27,420
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 10,570 $13.39 $27,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 8,760 $13.33 $27,720
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 6,830 $12.53 $26,070
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 6,140 $12.72 $26,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,060 $12.20 $25,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 5,980 $13.09 $27,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,390 $10.60 $22,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,180 $12.91 $26,860
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,110 $15.93 $33,130
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,100 $12.08 $25,120
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 3,760 $12.97 $26,980
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 3,520 $13.14 $27,330
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 3,450 $11.37 $23,660
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 3,250 $13.69 $28,480
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,170 $11.99 $24,950
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,030 $13.16 $27,370
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 2,730 $12.72 $26,450
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,700 $14.30 $29,750
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,570 $13.34 $27,750
Pittsburgh, PA 2,460 $11.16 $23,220
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,330 $12.78 $26,580
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 2,260 $16.68 $34,700
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,180 $12.55 $26,110
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,180 $14.14 $29,410
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,140 $12.52 $26,050
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 2,140 $11.79 $24,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,130 $11.37 $23,640
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 2,050 $10.94 $22,760
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,010 $13.40 $27,880
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 1,980 $13.42 $27,910
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,910 $13.59 $28,270
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,870 $14.37 $29,880
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,850 $15.01 $31,210
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,800 $13.16 $27,370
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,710 $14.24 $29,610
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,640 $14.59 $30,340
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,600 $12.63 $26,270
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,510 $10.75 $22,370
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,440 $12.19 $25,350
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,430 $11.88 $24,710
San Antonio, TX 1,420 $12.59 $26,180
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,410 $12.23 $25,450
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 1,390 $14.15 $29,440
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,360 $12.43 $25,850
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,320 $12.35 $25,680
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,290 $12.60 $26,200
Columbus, OH 1,260 $12.96 $26,960
Oklahoma City, OK 1,240 $10.72 $22,300
Jacksonville, FL 1,180 $11.63 $24,180
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,150 $12.27 $25,510
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,130 $13.97 $29,070
Boise City-Nampa, ID 1,130 $14.54 $30,240
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,080 $12.28 $25,540
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 990 $11.29 $23,480
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 990 $15.54 $32,330
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 980 $11.91 $24,770
Tulsa, OK 960 $10.58 $22,000
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 940 $9.33 $19,420
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 920 $12.25 $25,480
Albuquerque, NM 900 $10.15 $21,100
Austin-Round Rock, TX 830 $12.04 $25,030
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 820 $13.80 $28,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 790 $13.78 $28,660
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 770 $11.35 $23,610
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 770 $15.23 $31,680
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 760 $13.36 $27,780
Salt Lake City, UT 720 $11.90 $24,750
Columbia, SC 720 $10.37 $21,570
Honolulu, HI 710 $12.28 $25,550
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 690 $14.49 $30,140
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 680 $11.25 $23,390
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 680 $10.60 $22,050
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 670 $10.30 $21,420
Rochester, NY 670 $10.97 $22,820
Richmond, VA 660 $13.05 $27,140
Madison, WI 650 $12.75 $26,530
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 650 $15.67 $32,600
Tallahassee, FL 640 $12.01 $24,970
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 640 $12.69 $26,390
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 640 $11.68 $24,300
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 630 $10.67 $22,200
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 630 $12.89 $26,810
Lakeland, FL 620 $10.90 $22,680
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 600 $9.22 $19,180
Fresno, CA 590 $11.80 $24,550
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 580 $11.25 $23,390
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 570 $10.92 $22,710
Tucson, AZ 570 $12.07 $25,120
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 560 $10.84 $22,550
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 540 $10.16 $21,130
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 540 $11.48 $23,870
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 530 $12.74 $26,500
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 530 $12.86 $26,750
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 520 $13.25 $27,560
Raleigh-Cary, NC 510 $12.28 $25,540
Jackson, MS 490 $10.01 $20,820
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 490 $11.52 $23,970
Stockton, CA 490 $11.89 $24,740
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 480 $10.94 $22,760
Colorado Springs, CO 450 $12.87 $26,770
Gainesville, FL 440 $11.23 $23,360
Akron, OH 430 $10.90 $22,660
Toledo, OH 430 $10.84 $22,540
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 420 $11.83 $24,600
Dayton, OH 410 $12.21 $25,390
New Haven, CT 400 $13.47 $28,010
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 400 $9.59 $19,950
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 390 $11.58 $24,090
Reno-Sparks, NV 390 $12.79 $26,600
Greensboro-High Point, NC 380 $10.62 $22,080
Bakersfield, CA 380 $11.00 $22,890
Baton Rouge, LA 370 $9.52 $19,790
Lancaster, PA 360 $11.85 $24,640
Anchorage, AK 360 $14.96 $31,110
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 350 $11.63 $24,200
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 350 $11.85 $24,650
Wichita, KS 350 $10.60 $22,040
Knoxville, TN 340 $11.18 $23,250
Worcester, MA-CT 340 $13.21 $27,480
Syracuse, NY 340 $11.62 $24,170
Corpus Christi, TX 330 $9.86 $20,510
Springfield, IL 330 $10.10 $21,010
Reading, PA 330 $11.40 $23,720
Springfield, MA-CT 330 $11.68 $24,290
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 320 $12.81 $26,650
Mobile, AL 310 $10.62 $22,100
Huntsville, AL 310 $10.81 $22,480
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 310 $12.28 $25,540
Modesto, CA 300 $11.19 $23,280
Lexington-Fayette, KY 300 $11.55 $24,020
Lincoln, NE 300 $11.38 $23,660
Boulder, CO 300 $13.79 $28,690
Visalia-Porterville, CA 300 $11.35 $23,600
El Paso, TX 300 $10.89 $22,650
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 290 $9.46 $19,670
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 290 $9.94 $20,670
Lafayette, LA 280 $8.84 $18,390
Peoria, IL 280 $10.87 $22,600
Salinas, CA 280 $12.68 $26,380
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 280 $10.84 $22,540
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 280 $9.81 $20,410
Las Cruces, NM 270 $11.32 $23,540
Greenville, SC 270 $11.42 $23,760
Winston-Salem, NC 270 $12.87 $26,770
Montgomery, AL 250 $9.25 $19,240
Ocala, FL 250 $12.11 $25,200
Green Bay, WI 250 $11.93 $24,820
Utica-Rome, NY 250 $10.69 $22,240
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 240 $10.69 $22,240
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 240 $10.84 $22,540
Spokane, WA 240 $11.14 $23,170
Provo-Orem, UT 240 $10.36 $21,560
Chattanooga, TN-GA 230 $10.42 $21,680
Savannah, GA 230 $10.51 $21,860
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 230 $13.14 $27,340
Eugene-Springfield, OR 230 $12.87 $26,760
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 230 $9.87 $20,530
Fort Wayne, IN 230 $11.31 $23,530
Salem, OR 220 $12.97 $26,970
Springfield, MO 220 $10.72 $22,300
Rockford, IL 220 $11.61 $24,140
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 220 $9.77 $20,330
Columbus, GA-AL 220 $10.66 $22,170
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 210 $12.69 $26,400
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 210 $11.09 $23,060
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 210 $11.96 $24,880
Roanoke, VA 210 $10.70 $22,260
Ann Arbor, MI 210 $11.21 $23,320
Atlantic City, NJ 200 $10.77 $22,400
Manchester, NH 190 $10.91 $22,680
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 190 $10.15 $21,120
Canton-Massillon, OH 190 $10.08 $20,970
Erie, PA 190 $11.13 $23,140
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 190 $10.67 $22,190
Iowa City, IA 180 $12.68 $26,370
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 180 $10.32 $21,460
Lubbock, TX 180 $10.45 $21,730
Naples-Marco Island, FL 180 $13.22 $27,490
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 180 $10.22 $21,260
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 170 $11.53 $23,970
Topeka, KS 170 $11.10 $23,090
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 160 $12.06 $25,090
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 160 $9.75 $20,270
Binghamton, NY 160 $10.18 $21,180
Waco, TX 160 $11.42 $23,750
Durham, NC 150 $11.15 $23,180
Evansville, IN-KY 150 $10.59 $22,030
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 150 $13.75 $28,600
Duluth, MN-WI 150 $12.23 $25,430
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 150 $8.92 $18,560
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 150 $11.14 $23,170
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 150 $11.33 $23,560
Charleston, WV 150 $11.31 $23,520
Racine, WI 140 $12.61 $26,230
Tuscaloosa, AL 140 $9.38 $19,510
Fort Smith, AR-OK 140 $9.00 $18,720
Fargo, ND-MN 140 $12.12 $25,220
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 140 $13.94 $29,000
Napa, CA 140 $12.58 $26,160
Longview, TX 140 $9.66 $20,100
Hattiesburg, MS 140 $10.05 $20,900
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 140 $12.72 $26,450
Bismarck, ND 130 $10.47 $21,780
Sioux Falls, SD 130 $10.90 $22,680
York-Hanover, PA 130 $11.00 $22,870
Champaign-Urbana, IL 130 $10.94 $22,760
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 130 $9.80 $20,380
Redding, CA 130 $10.75 $22,360
Bloomington-Normal, IL 130 $9.29 $19,320
Flint, MI 130 $10.10 $21,010
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 130 $12.71 $26,440
Rochester, MN 120 $13.94 $28,980
Cedar Rapids, IA 120 $10.32 $21,470
Asheville, NC 120 $11.12 $23,130
Jefferson City, MO 120 $10.55 $21,950
Terre Haute, IN 120 $11.41 $23,740
Chico, CA 120 $10.54 $21,930
Danbury, CT 120 $12.56 $26,110
Prescott, AZ 120 $12.48 $25,950
Bellingham, WA 120 $11.27 $23,440
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 120 $11.92 $24,800
Victoria, TX 110 $8.06 $16,760
Idaho Falls, ID 110 $10.61 $22,070
Midland, TX 110 $11.09 $23,070
St. Cloud, MN 110 $12.09 $25,150
Laredo, TX 110 $9.09 $18,910
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 110 $11.84 $24,630
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 110 $10.64 $22,130
Wausau, WI 110 $12.21 $25,400
Billings, MT 110 $11.34 $23,600
Macon, GA 110 $10.44 $21,710
Fayetteville, NC 110 $11.61 $24,150
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 110 $12.27 $25,520
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 110 $12.70 $26,420
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 110 $9.13 $18,980
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 110 $9.77 $20,310
Bend, OR 110 $11.30 $23,500
Tyler, TX 110 $10.18 $21,170
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 110 $11.05 $22,990
Yakima, WA 100 $11.25 $23,400
Appleton, WI 100 $12.68 $26,380
Eau Claire, WI 100 $12.57 $26,140
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 100 $10.22 $21,260
Jackson, TN 100 $9.31 $19,370
Charlottesville, VA 100 $11.65 $24,240
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 100 $14.31 $29,760
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 100 $11.06 $23,000
Wilmington, NC 100 $10.64 $22,140
Monroe, LA 100 $9.08 $18,880
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 100 $10.57 $21,990
Pascagoula, MS 100 $9.38 $19,510
Coeur d'Alene, ID 100 $11.54 $24,010
Greeley, CO 100 $14.64 $30,450
Pueblo, CO 100 $11.93 $24,800
Grand Junction, CO 90 $11.86 $24,660
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 90 $9.33 $19,410
Yuma, AZ 90 $10.13 $21,060
Grand Forks, ND-MN 90 Not available Not available
Amarillo, TX 90 $10.68 $22,210
St. George, UT 90 $12.54 $26,080
Pocatello, ID 90 $13.34 $27,740
Dothan, AL 90 $9.52 $19,810
Salisbury, MD 90 $11.86 $24,670
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 90 $11.78 $24,490
Alexandria, LA 90 $9.55 $19,870
Medford, OR 90 $13.36 $27,800
Altoona, PA 90 $12.00 $24,960
Olympia, WA 90 $10.53 $21,900
Joplin, MO 90 $9.31 $19,360
Lawrence, KS 90 $9.15 $19,030
State College, PA 80 $11.37 $23,660
Waterbury, CT 80 $11.98 $24,910
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 80 $11.67 $24,270
Owensboro, KY 80 $9.11 $18,960
Lake Charles, LA 80 $9.91 $20,610
Gainesville, GA 80 $11.28 $23,450
Spartanburg, SC 80 $11.41 $23,730
Rome, GA 80 $9.45 $19,660
Dover, DE 80 $12.93 $26,900
Warner Robins, GA 80 $9.82 $20,430
San Angelo, TX 80 $8.68 $18,050
Columbia, MO 80 $9.51 $19,790
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 80 $11.20 $23,290
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 80 $11.07 $23,020
Janesville, WI 80 $13.35 $27,770
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 80 $12.18 $25,330
Jonesboro, AR 80 $9.07 $18,860
Decatur, IL 80 $9.51 $19,780
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 70 $10.92 $22,700
Missoula, MT 70 $9.73 $20,250
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 70 $11.44 $23,790
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 70 $14.14 $29,410
Lafayette, IN 70 $8.56 $17,810
Muncie, IN 70 $10.05 $20,900
Johnstown, PA 70 $10.92 $22,710
Fairbanks, AK 70 $13.26 $27,590
Kingston, NY 70 $11.20 $23,290
Ithaca, NY 70 $11.51 $23,940
Hot Springs, AR 70 $9.83 $20,450
El Centro, CA 70 $10.27 $21,350
Merced, CA 70 $11.08 $23,040
Lynchburg, VA 70 $10.00 $20,810
College Station-Bryan, TX 70 $9.95 $20,700
Johnson City, TN 70 $9.53 $19,830
Albany, GA 70 $11.52 $23,970
Athens-Clarke County, GA 70 $13.08 $27,200
Winchester, VA-WV 60 $11.41 $23,730
Longview, WA 60 $11.92 $24,780
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 60 $10.50 $21,830
Dalton, GA 60 $10.62 $22,100
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 60 $13.25 $27,560
Dubuque, IA 60 $11.28 $23,470
Williamsport, PA 60 $10.65 $22,140
Wheeling, WV-OH 60 $12.10 $25,170
Wenatchee, WA 60 $13.54 $28,170
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 60 $11.24 $23,370
Fond du Lac, WI 60 $12.06 $25,070
New Bedford, MA 60 $11.26 $23,420
Auburn-Opelika, AL 60 $7.72 $16,060
Mansfield, OH 60 $12.09 $25,140
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 60 $12.67 $26,360
Sherman-Denison, TX 60 $9.21 $19,150
Florence, SC 60 $11.14 $23,160
Lewiston, ID-WA 60 $12.58 $26,160
Yuba City, CA 60 $12.62 $26,250
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 60 $11.06 $23,010
Santa Fe, NM 50 $12.55 $26,110
Lima, OH 50 $11.48 $23,870
Bangor, ME 50 $11.58 $24,080
Burlington, NC 50 $10.21 $21,230
Glens Falls, NY 50 $10.66 $22,180
Carson City, NV 50 $10.65 $22,140
Springfield, OH 50 $9.23 $19,190
Ocean City, NJ 50 $9.37 $19,480
Greenville, NC 50 $9.25 $19,240
Brunswick, GA 50 $10.25 $21,320
Danville, VA 50 $8.13 $16,910
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 50 $9.30 $19,330
Valdosta, GA 50 $8.65 $18,000
Abilene, TX 50 $9.18 $19,100
Bowling Green, KY 50 $9.67 $20,110
Portsmouth, NH-ME 40 $11.22 $23,330
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 40 $7.93 $16,490
Decatur, AL 40 $8.08 $16,800
Lebanon, PA 40 $10.96 $22,800
Pine Bluff, AR 40 $9.65 $20,070
Logan, UT-ID 40 $9.48 $19,730
Ames, IA 40 $9.53 $19,830
Odessa, TX 40 $11.38 $23,670
Anniston-Oxford, AL 40 $9.35 $19,440
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 40 $10.52 $21,890
Cumberland, MD-WV 40 $9.44 $19,620
Bloomington, IN 40 $10.63 $22,120
Clarksville, TN-KY 40 $9.86 $20,500
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 40 $9.93 $20,650
Monroe, MI 40 $12.47 $25,940
Rocky Mount, NC 40 $12.04 $25,050
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 40 $10.80 $22,460
Wichita Falls, TX 30 $9.49 $19,750
Farmington, NM 30 $11.84 $24,620
Cleveland, TN 30 $9.28 $19,300
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 30 $9.30 $19,340
Sumter, SC 30 $9.93 $20,650
Rapid City, SD 30 $10.86 $22,600
Madera, CA 30 $11.18 $23,260
Palm Coast, FL 30 $12.23 $25,440
Gadsden, AL 30 $8.94 $18,590
Anderson, IN 30 $10.73 $22,320
Columbus, IN 30 $12.82 $26,670
Punta Gorda, FL Not available $10.74 $22,340
Harrisonburg, VA Not available $10.73 $22,320
Morgantown, WV Not available $11.00 $22,890
Barnstable Town, MA Not available $10.21 $21,240
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division Not available $10.51 $21,850
La Crosse, WI-MN Not available $11.95 $24,860
Jackson, MI Not available $10.23 $21,280
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