These include eyestrain and muscle strain, backaches, headaches, and repetitive motion injuries. Wages vary according to training, experience and location. Entry level wages may be lower. Salaries of file clerks vary by region, duties, and size of the organization. In addition to their salary, file clerks receive the same benefits as other employees in the organization.
Common benefits are sick leave, paid vacation, life and health insurance, and retirement plans.
There were 4,390 people employed as file clerks in Indiana in 1998. It is estimated that between 1996 and 2006, about 159 jobs per year will need to be filled in this occupation. This number includes mostly jobs resulting from the replacement of current workers. Job growth in this occupation should decline slightly in comparison to the average for other occupations in Indiana. National Outlook Nationally, employment of file clerks is expected to grow more slowly than average through 2008.