Other information and records clerks

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
118k
Average Age
42.7
Average Salary
$44,494
Average Male Salary
$56,193
Average Female Salary
$40,849

About

Other information and records clerks are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Other information and records clerks was $44,494 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Other information and records clerks workforce. Other information and records clerks workforce in 2022 was 118,297 people, of which 76.2% were women and 23.8% were men. Other information and records clerks are paid most in Hamilton County (East)--Noblesville City & Fishers Town (East) PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Anderson (Central & Northeast) County--Anderson City PUMA, SC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
28,100
Male Workforce
± 4.12k
90,197
Female Workforce
± 7.37k

The Other information and records clerks workforce in 2022 was 118,297 people (76.2% women and 23.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 2.02% between 2018 (115,953) and 2022 (118,297).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other information and records clerks.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($64,124), Alaska ($60,588), and District of Columbia ($58,732).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$44,494
AVERAGE WAGE
#365 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Other information and records clerks earned an average of $44,494, $20,189 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.37
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Other information and records clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.37, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other information and records clerks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other information and records clerks and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Other information and records clerks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other information and records clerks, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($131,752).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
118k
2022 Workforce
± 8,441
−0.743%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 10.1%

This graphic shows the share of Other information and records clerks employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Other information and records clerks at 48.9%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 33.8% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 17.3%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Other information and records clerks in the US. The workforce of Other information and records clerks in 2022 was 118,297 people, with 76.2% woman, and 23.8% men. The average age of male Other information and records clerks in the workforce is 39.2 and of female Other information and records clerks is 43.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other information and records clerks is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Other information and records clerks in 2022 was 118,297 people, with 76.2% woman, and 23.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (13,793 people), 20 to 24 years (13,241  people), and 50 to 54 years (12,615 people). Among them they concentrated 33.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 18.5% of Other information and records clerks workers were Hispanic and 81.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (76.1%), Puerto Rican (16.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.01)%

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Races

In 2022, 65.3% of the Other information and records clerks workforce were White, of which 77.5% were women and 22.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14.7%) and Two or More Races (8.08%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Other information and records clerks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other information and records clerks is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Cultural & Gender Studies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Other information and records clerks in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (9,575 people), Education (4,042 people), and Social Sciences (3,799 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Other information and records clerks workers were Some college (34,856 people), Bachelors Degree (31,481 people), and High School or Equivalent (22,037 people).

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