File clerks classify, store, retrieve, track, and update records and information.
| 1. | Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers. |
| 2. | Add new material to file records, and create new records as necessary. |
| 3. | Perform general office duties such as typing, operating office machines, and sorting mail. |
| 4. | Track materials removed from files in order to ensure that borrowed files are returned. |
| 5. | Gather materials to be filed from departments and employees. |
| 6. | Sort or classify information according to guidelines such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order. |
| 7. | Find and retrieve information from files in response to requests from authorized users. |
| 8. | Scan or read incoming materials in order to determine how and where they should be classified or filed. |
| 9. | Place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers, according to classification and identification information. |
| 10. | Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes in order to index materials for filing. |
| 11. | Answer questions about records and files. |
| 12. | Modify and improve filing systems, or implement new filing systems. |
| 13. | Perform periodic inspections of materials or files in order to ensure correct placement, legibility, and proper condition. |
| 14. | Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage according to file maintenance guidelines and/or legal requirements. |
| 15. | Enter document identification codes into systems in order to determine locations of documents to be retrieved. |
| 16. | Operate mechanized files that rotate to bring needed records to a particular location. |
| 17. | Design forms related to filing systems. |
| 18. | Retrieve documents stored in microfilm or microfiche and place them in viewers for reading. |
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