File Clerks
SOC Code: 43-4071
File Clerkss perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 79.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking.
AI-Proof Score: 79.3 — High
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Median Salary
$41,270
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Job Growth
-15.9%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Service Orientation
- •Monitoring
- •Time Management
Common Tasks
- ✓Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
- ✓Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
- ✓Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
- ✓Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
- ✓Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation