File Clerks

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.

• Perform general office activities, such as typing, answering telephones, operating office machines, processing mail, or securing confidential materials.
• Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers and generate computerized reports.
• Gather materials to be filed from departments or employees.
• Find, retrieve, and make copies of information from files in response to requests and deliver information to authorized users.
• Add new material to file records or create new records as necessary.
• Sort or classify information according to guidelines, such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.