File Clerks

What Does a File Clerks Do?

File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locate and remove material from file when requested.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
• 2Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
• 3Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
• 4Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
• 5Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
• 6Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
• 7Scan or read incoming materials to determine how and where they should be classified or filed.
• 8Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage, according to file maintenance guidelines or legal requirements.

Required Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Adobe Acrobat
• Electronic filing software
• Electronic health record EHR software
• Email software
• Intuit QuickBooks
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint

File Clerks Salary