Also called: Records Clerk
Organizes and retrieves paper and digital records.
You pull patient files for a clinic, scan old records into the system and shred outdated papers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. A high school diploma plus on-the-job training in the office's filing and records software; accuracy and organization matter most.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -9% over 10 years). Declining as records go digital.
High risk for 10 years. Digitization and AI document search are replacing paper filing, so file clerk jobs keep disappearing.
Age 16+. One way to start: Ask law offices, clinics and local businesses about part-time file clerk work after school
Classes: Computer applications, Business elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4071.
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