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Also called admissions clerk, blueprint clerk, claims clerk and classification clerk.
$43,600
Median pay a year
73,440
People do this work
6
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File Clerk
Summary
File clerk organizing and managing correspondence, invoices, and records in order, while performing general office tasks like typing and answering phones. Responsible for locating, removing, and sorting materials as needed
Experience
File Clerk
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Performed general office activities, such as typing, answering phones, and operating office machines
Kept records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers to generate reports
Gathered materials to be filed from departments or employees for organization
Found, retrieved, and made copies of information from files for authorized users
Sorted or classified information according to guidelines, such as alphabetical or numerical order
Eliminated outdated materials by destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage
Skills
Core Skills
Operating office equipment, Compiling data or documentation, Developing data analysis methods, Providing information, Reading materials, Searching files, Tracking goods or materials, Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Checking & Planning
Attaching identification information, Sorting mail
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Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Typed and answered phonesKept records of filed materialsGathered materials from departmentsFound and copied information from filesSorted information by guidelinesEliminated outdated materials
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Typed documents and answered phone calls, ensuring clear communication and timely responses.
Gathered materials from various departments for filing, maintaining an organized workflow.
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Typed documents and answered phone calls, leading to fewer misunderstandings after my responses
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Fewer misunderstandings occurred after my responsesResponse times improved for customer inquiriesCommunication became clearer for team members
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Gathered materials from various departments for filing, maintaining an organized workflow.
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Several times each dayA few times every weekMost days during the week
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Operating office equipment
Compiling data or documentation
Developing data analysis methods
Providing information
Reading materials
Searching files
Tracking goods or materials
Attaching identification information
Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Sorting mail
Examining documents
Storing records or materials
The work itself
What a File Clerk does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a File Clerk make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$36,420
Median
$43,600
75th percentile
$51,770
About 73,440 people do this work in the United States.
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This page is about the occupation File Clerks. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.