Other information and records clerks

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

110k

Average Age

43.2

Average Salary

$46,982

Average Male Salary

$59,012

Average Female Salary

$42,973

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 $46,982 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Other information and records clerks are Clarksville city (North) PUMA, TN, Middle Georgia Regional Commission (North & Outside Bibb County) PUMA, GA, and El Paso County (Outside El Paso City)--Horizon City PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other information and records clerks are Clarksville city (North) PUMA, TN, Los Angeles County (Central)--East Los Angeles PUMA, CA, and Middle Georgia Regional Commission (North & Outside Bibb County) PUMA, GA.

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Employment and salary information for the Other information and records clerks workforce. Other information and records clerks workforce in 2024 was 110,071 people, of which 75% were women and 25% were men.

Other information and records clerks are paid most in Capital Area COG--Williamson County (West), Cedar Park & Leander Cities PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Clarksville city (North) PUMA, TN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

27,507

Male Workforce

± 4.07k

82,564

Female Workforce

± 7.05k

The Other information and records clerks workforce in 2024 was 110,071 people (75% women and 25% men). This implies an average annual growth of −5.07% between 2018 (115,953) and 2024 (110,071).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($66,270), Delaware ($60,833), and Maryland ($60,561).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,982

AVERAGE WAGE

#361 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Other information and records clerks earned an average of $46,982, $22,896 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Other information and records clerks in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.368

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Other information and records clerks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.368, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other information and records clerks compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers ($108,873).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

110k

2024 Workforce

± 8,142

−1.52%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.6%

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 46.9%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 26.3% and Other general government & support with 14.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other information and records clerks in the US. The workforce of Other information and records clerks in 2024 was 110,071 people, with 75% woman, and 25% men. The average age of male Other information and records clerks in the workforce is 39.6 and of female Other information and records clerks is 44.4, 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 2024 was 110,071 people, with 75% woman, and 25% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (12,898 people), 50 to 54 years (12,241 people), and 40 to 44 years (11,309 people). Among them they concentrated 33.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 20.1% of Other information and records clerks workers were Hispanic and 79.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (59.1%), Puerto Rican (13.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.35)%

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Races

In 2024, 60.6% of the Other information and records clerks workforce were White, of which 76.3% were women and 23.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15%) and Two or More Races (12.1%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (8,616 people), Education (4,404 people), and Social Sciences (3,524 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 (30,940 people), Bachelors Degree (29,947 people), and High School or Equivalent (21,115 people).

The graphic shows the Other information and records clerks workforce by gender and educational level.