File Clerks in South Carolina

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

• Employment for File Clerks in South Carolina is expected to decrease.

• File Clerks in South Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many File Clerks Work in South Carolina?

780 people worked as File Clerks in 2018 in this state.

There were 820 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,290 File Clerks working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer File Clerks than average.

Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for File Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 7.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 130 annual File Clerks job openings in South Carolina, and 1,080 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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $20,510 to $41,650 with $29,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.86 to $20.02. The median hourly rate was $14.04.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.84 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.20.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	440	$34,640
Columbia, SC	230	$26,430
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	210	$27,630
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	140	$31,640
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	90	$30,340
Spartanburg, SC	40	$33,200
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	30	$31,180

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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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