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File Clerks in New Jersey

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-11% Jobs Projection

$31,400 Median Salary

840 Job Openings

While jobs for File Clerks in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for File Clerks in New Jersey is expected to decrease.
File Clerks in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many File Clerks Work in New Jersey?

In 2018, there were 8,070 File Clerks working in the state.

There were 7,750 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 320 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,290 File Clerks working in it, which means New Jersey has more File Clerks than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for File Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 10.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.4%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 840 annual job openings, and a total of 7,190 jobs for New Jersey File Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,200 annual jobs and 121,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do File Clerks Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $20,090 to $51,310 with $31,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.66 to $24.67. The median hourly rate was $15.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.09.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	11,520	$32,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,750	$29,570
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	510	$29,620
Trenton, NJ	380	$33,790
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	220	$27,970
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	100	$24,620

Top States for File Clerks Employment

The table below shows the states where most File Clerks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
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
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

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