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File Clerks in West Virginia

Want to work in West Virginia as a File Clerk? Read this first!

-16% Jobs Projection
$29,310 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for File Clerks in West Virginia is expected to decrease.

  • File Clerks in West Virginia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many File Clerks Work in West Virginia?

There were approximately 420 workers employed as File Clerks in this state in 2018.

There were 380 File Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for File Clerks in this state are declining at a rate of 16.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.4%.

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West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 360 total jobs in 2026 for File Clerks in this state.

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

What do File Clerks Make in West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for File Clerks ranged from $20,030 to $40,380 with $29,310 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.63 to $19.41. The median hourly rate was $14.09.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.79 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.30.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,820 $37,280
Charleston, WV 100 $29,440
Wheeling, WV-OH 90 $24,210
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 70 $34,710
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 70 $31,130
Winchester, VA-WV 50 $31,080
Morgantown, WV 30 $32,310

Top States for File Clerks Employment

View the list below to see 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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