File Clerks

Individuals who classify, store, retrieve and update information generated by organizations in the course of doing business. They examine incoming material and code it numerically, alphabetically or by subject matter according to the filing system used. They store paper forms, letters, receipts or reports or enter necessary information into other storage devices. Some clerks operate mechanized files that rotate to bring the needed records to them; others convert documents to film that is then stored on microforms, such as microfilm or microfiche; still others use imaging systems that scan paper files or film and store the material on optical disks. When records are requested, file clerks locate them and give them to the person requesting them.