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File Clerks in Mississippi
Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a File Clerk?
While jobs for File Clerks in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for File Clerks in Mississippi is expected to decrease.
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File Clerks in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many File Clerks Work in Mississippi?
In 2018, there were 690 File Clerks working in the state.
There were 850 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 1,290 File Clerks working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer File Clerks than average.
Job Projections for Mississippi
Jobs for File Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 14.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.4%.
Mississippi Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 90 annual File Clerks job openings in Mississippi, and 770 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 14,200 annual jobs and 121,000 total jobs in 2026.
What do File Clerks Make in Mississippi?
In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $18,640 to $39,840 with $27,150 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.96 to $19.16. The median hourly rate was $13.05.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.11 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.94.
The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Mississippi Metros for File Clerks
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most File Clerks.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 300 | $33,280 |
Jackson, MS | 230 | $27,760 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 60 | $31,030 |
Top States for File Clerks Employment
View the list below to see where most File Clerks work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 13,610 | $33,940 |
Florida | 11,820 | $31,720 |
Texas | 11,350 | $29,950 |
New Jersey | 8,070 | $31,400 |
New York | 7,290 | $31,620 |
Pennsylvania | 5,160 | $30,840 |
Ohio | 3,670 | $33,790 |
Illinois | 3,570 | $37,150 |
Missouri | 2,420 | $31,460 |
Georgia | 2,390 | $30,910 |
Tennessee | 2,220 | $30,140 |
Indiana | 2,100 | $30,360 |
Arizona | 2,060 | $32,500 |
Virginia | 2,030 | $31,170 |
Michigan | 1,950 | $32,920 |
Colorado | 1,910 | $35,040 |
Utah | 1,570 | $30,530 |
Oklahoma | 1,540 | $30,000 |
Massachusetts | 1,530 | $35,760 |
Wisconsin | 1,520 | $33,910 |
Below are the states where File Clerks get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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District of Columbia | $43,480 |
Washington | $38,560 |
Rhode Island | $37,700 |
Illinois | $37,150 |
Maryland | $37,060 |
Massachusetts | $35,760 |
Oregon | $35,400 |
Colorado | $35,040 |
North Dakota | $34,990 |
California | $33,940 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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