Occupations/43-4071.00
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.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
76%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
37%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
72%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
- Mostly routine
Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
- Mostly routine
Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
- 02Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
- 03Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
- 04Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
- 05Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
- 06Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.06
- Degree of automation2.02
- Time sitting4.18
- Originality (ability)2.88
- Conflict situations2.86
- Hands-on objects/tools2.58
- Outdoors / weather1.19
- Disease exposure1.58
- Decision freedom3.43
Top abilities
- Information Ordering4.25
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Near Vision4.00
- Category Flexibility4.00
- Oral Comprehension3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
- Written Expression3.50
- Selective Attention3.38
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening3.38
- Writing3.12
- Speaking3.25
- Mathematics2.12
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.88
- Learning Strategies2.25
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $57,995 Master's · CIP 52.04 |
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $2,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $43,240 2 yr $39,009 Bachelor's · CIP 52.04 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $9,800 | 71% | 61% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr $32,382 Associate · CIP 52.04 |
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,100 | 100% | 29% | 1 yr — 2 yr $25,967 Associate · CIP 52.04 |
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $14,200 | 72% | 73% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Hamline University St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $48,200 | 81% | 71% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $5,800 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.04 |
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,200 | 100% | 33% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $6,100 | 100% | 36% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public | General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 52.0408 | $5,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported |