# 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 43-4071.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Clerk
- File Clerk
- Office Assistant
- Records Clerk
- Claims Clerk
- Clerk Typist
- Documentation Specialist
- Medical Records Clerk
- Police Records Clerk
- Records Custodian
- Admissions Clerk
- Blueprint Clerk

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials. | Core | 4.A.2.a.2.b |
| Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Input data, such as file numbers, new or updated information, or document information codes into computer systems to support document and information retrieval. | Supplemental | 4.A.3.b.1.f |
| Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees. | Core | 4.A.2.a.2.c |
| Complete general financial activities, such as processing accounts payable, reviewing invoices, collecting cash payments, or issuing receipts. | Supplemental | 4.A.2.a.2.a |
| Track materials removed from files to ensure that borrowed files are returned. | Supplemental | 4.A.1.a.2.b |
| Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.d |
| Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary. | Core | 4.A.4.c.1.a |
| Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order. | Core | 4.A.2.a.2.c |
| Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage, according to file maintenance guidelines or legal requirements. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.ak |
| Answer questions about records or files. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.c |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Enter information into databases or software programs. | 4.A.3.b.1.f |
| Sort mail. | 4.A.2.a.2.b |
| Operate office equipment. | 4.A.3.a.3.a |
| Type documents. | 4.A.4.c.1.a |
| Maintain inventory records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Search files, databases or reference materials to obtain needed information. | 4.A.1.a.1.d |
| Provide information to coworkers. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Verify accuracy of financial or transactional data. | 4.A.2.a.2.a |
| File documents or records. | 4.A.4.c.1.a |
| Track goods or materials. | 4.A.1.a.2.b |
| Compile data or documentation. | 4.A.2.a.2.c |
| Read materials to determine needed actions. | 4.A.1.a.1.b |
| Store items. | 4.A.3.a.2.ak |
| Attach identification information to products, items or containers. | 4.A.1.b.1.a |
| Develop data analysis or data management procedures. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Examine documents to verify adherence to requirements. | 4.A.2.a.3.a |
| Store records or related materials. | 4.A.3.a.2.ak |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Administrative | knowledge | 4.51 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.32 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 4.25 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.24 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4.12 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 4 |
| Near Vision | ability | 4 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 3.88 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3.75 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.5 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3.38 |
| Perceptual Speed | ability | 3.38 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.38 |
| Law and Government | knowledge | 3.36 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.33 |
| Telecommunications | knowledge | 3.28 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.25 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.21 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Public Safety and Security | knowledge | 3.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.12 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.12 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 2.88 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 2.88 |
| Originality | ability | 2.88 |
| Far Vision | ability | 2.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 2.75 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Adobe Acrobat | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Email Software | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Medical Software | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| Intuit QuickBooks | Accounting software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Document management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Electronic filing software | Filesystem software | no | no |
| Electronic health record EHR software | Medical software | no | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Optical scanning software | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Telephone Conversations | 5 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.78 |
| Contact With Others | 4.65 |
| E-Mail | 4.21 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.18 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.16 |
| Time Pressure | 4.15 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.11 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 4.06 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.02 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.89 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.76 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.43 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.39 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.2 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.19 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.06 |
| Physical Proximity | 2.97 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 2.92 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.91 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.88 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.86 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.63 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.58 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.49 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.45 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.37 |
| Degree of Automation | 2.02 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 1.98 |
| Level of Competition | 1.9 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 1.83 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.79 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.77 |
| Public Speaking | 1.66 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 1.58 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 1.52 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.44 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.43 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 1.24 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.22 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 38.41 |
| High School Diploma | 30.14 |
| Some College Courses | 23.17 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 8.28 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 7 |
| Office Work | specific_interest_area | 6.68 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.53 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.41 |
| Dependability | work_style | 2.25 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 2.05 |
| Law | specific_interest_area | 2 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 1.82 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 1.76 |
| Human Resources | specific_interest_area | 1.71 |
| Integrity | work_style | 1.66 |
| Health Care Service | specific_interest_area | 1.62 |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 1.53 |
| Finance | specific_interest_area | 1.42 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 1.38 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 1.33 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 43-9021.00 | role-43-9021-00 | Data Entry Keyers | Primary-Short |
| 29-2072.00 | role-29-2072-00 | Medical Records Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 43-9061.00 | role-43-9061-00 | Office Clerks, General | Primary-Short |
| 43-4021.00 | role-43-4021-00 | Correspondence Clerks | Primary-Short |
| 43-9022.00 | role-43-9022-00 | Word Processors and Typists | Primary-Short |
| 43-3031.00 | role-43-3031-00 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 11-3012.00 | role-11-3012-00 | Administrative Services Managers | Primary-Long |
| 43-3021.00 | role-43-3021-00 | Billing and Posting Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 43-5053.00 | role-43-5053-00 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | Primary-Long |
| 43-3051.00 | role-43-3051-00 | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 15-1299.03 | role-15-1299-03 | Document Management Specialists | Supplemental |
| 43-9111.00 | role-43-9111-00 | Statistical Assistants | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Public Service & Safety | public-service-safety |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 41270
- **Mean Wage:** 43700
- **Pct10Wage:** 29620
- **Pct25Wage:** 35120
- **Pct75Wage:** 50020
- **Pct90Wage:** 61080
- **Employment:** 78980
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 14770 | 40990 | 2.68 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 8360 | 37940 | 0.71 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 7070 | 38030 | 1.53 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 6430 | 45230 | 0.92 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 6050 | 41130 | 1.9 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 3940 | 36260 | 0.49 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 2870 | 46980 | 0.44 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 2480 | 38000 | 1.83 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 2300 | 38440 | 0.61 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 2290 | 43830 | 0.74 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 2220 | 38390 | 1.49 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 2170 | 41420 | 1.51 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 621310 | 621310 | Offices of Chiropractors | National industry | 240 | 3.21 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 14770 | 2.68 |
| 524210 | 524210 | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | National industry | 1270 | 2.5 |
| 621320 | 621320 | Offices of Optometrists | National industry | 150 | 1.92 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 6050 | 1.9 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 2480 | 1.83 |
| 541380 | 541380 | Testing Laboratories and Services | National industry | 140 | 1.6 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 7070 | 1.53 |
- **Count:** 46

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.97 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.2839743 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.5374383 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.2403003 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 72
- **Percentile:** 73
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 56 | felten_aioe |
| 80 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 80 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.2839743 | 56 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9117647058823529 | 80 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.25045785561747164 | 80 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.97
- **Percentile:** 94
- **Band:** High
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** yes

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.6764705882352942
- **Beta:** 0.7941176470588235
- **Gamma:** 0.9117647058823529

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Answer questions about records or files. | 0.07436043860333841 | 3.97 |
| Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed. | 0.004929973830055586 | 3.99 |
| Design forms related to filing systems. | 0.0017460323981446867 | 3.55 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** -15.9
- **Growth Percentile:** 2
- **Direction:** Declining
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 7.3
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 56
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 84.3
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 70.9

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 1
- **Task Count:** 3
- **Total Sample:** 176
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** directive
- **Automation Share:** 48.87
- **Augmentation Share:** 20.3
- **Work Use Percent:** 23.31

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| directive | 48.87 |
| learning | 20.3 |
| none | 15.04 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 72.93 |
| work | 23.31 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Answer questions about records or files. | 0.013301662707838478 | directive | 3 | 133 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Answer questions about records or files. | 93.98496240601504 | 133 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Do this for me: answer questions about records or files. Give me a finished draft I can review and adjust. | directive |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 19
- **Skills:** 43
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 14
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 1cd31c217a35eb5c