Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Perform clerical duties for courts of law, municipalities, or governmental licensing agencies and bureaus. May prepare docket of cases to be called; secure information for judges and court; prepare draft agendas or bylaws for town or city council; answer official correspondence; keep fiscal records and accounts; issue licenses or permits; and record data, administer tests, or collect fees.
- O*NET-SOC code
43-4031.00 - Preparation Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$48,700
Employment, U.S.179,750
Median hourly wage$23.41
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $36,300 | $40,810 | $48,700 | $60,840 | $73,820 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,050 | $38,360 | 0.84 |
| Alaska | 650 | $54,270 | 1.72 |
| Arizona | 3,560 | $48,700 | 0.95 |
| Arkansas | 2,090 | $36,960 | 1.39 |
| California | 12,460 | $63,320 | 0.59 |
| Colorado | 7,920 | $50,410 | 2.39 |
| Connecticut | 1,300 | $60,480 | 0.66 |
| Delaware | 980 | $44,600 | 1.75 |
| District of Columbia | 50 | $66,130 | 0.06 |
| Florida | 11,180 | $47,100 | 0.97 |
| Georgia | 5,750 | $42,960 | 1.02 |
| Hawaii | 510 | $51,890 | 0.70 |
| Idaho | 1,500 | $48,450 | 1.51 |
| Illinois | 8,370 | $46,920 | 1.19 |
| Indiana | 3,460 | $46,350 | 0.94 |
| Iowa | 2,390 | $48,280 | 1.33 |
| Kansas | 1,290 | $44,740 | 0.77 |
| Kentucky | 2,370 | $43,680 | 1.02 |
| Louisiana | 2,900 | $46,570 | 1.30 |
| Maine | 1,150 | $48,580 | 1.55 |
| Maryland | 2,360 | $58,380 | 0.74 |
| Massachusetts | 4,360 | $61,730 | 1.04 |
| Michigan | 5,620 | $48,690 | 1.10 |
| Minnesota | 5,360 | $56,520 | 1.57 |
| Mississippi | 2,950 | $37,210 | 2.19 |
| Missouri | 4,760 | $41,020 | 1.40 |
| Montana | 1,340 | $45,680 | 2.26 |
| Nebraska | 1,210 | $48,420 | 1.02 |
| Nevada | 1,250 | $56,680 | 0.69 |
| New Hampshire | 550 | $46,590 | 0.69 |
| New Jersey | 5,710 | $53,700 | 1.15 |
| New Mexico | 1,040 | $46,960 | 1.04 |
| New York | 11,850 | $53,500 | 1.06 |
| North Carolina | 5,240 | $49,110 | 0.92 |
| North Dakota | 600 | $53,850 | 1.20 |
| Ohio | 9,550 | $48,030 | 1.49 |
| Oklahoma | 2,730 | $39,120 | 1.38 |
| Oregon | 1,820 | $61,300 | 0.80 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,320 | $44,830 | 0.47 |
| Rhode Island | 660 | $61,670 | 1.13 |
| South Carolina | 2,020 | $43,460 | 0.76 |
| South Dakota | 920 | $43,850 | 1.75 |
| Tennessee | 3,050 | $44,720 | 0.80 |
| Texas | 15,730 | $46,580 | 0.97 |
| Utah | 1,280 | $51,130 | 0.64 |
| Vermont | 890 | $53,000 | 2.52 |
| Virginia | 4,610 | $45,650 | 0.97 |
| Washington | 3,450 | $64,680 | 0.84 |
| West Virginia | 1,590 | $37,810 | 1.96 |
| Wisconsin | 1,240 | $51,920 | 0.37 |
| Wyoming | 770 | $46,540 | 2.38 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 3 | 0.975 |
| 2 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 3 | 0.971 |
| 3 | Medical Records Specialists | 3 | 0.969 |
| 4 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1-2 | 0.966 |
| 5 | File Clerks | 1-2 | 0.963 |
| 6 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1-2 | 0.963 |
| 7 | Word Processors and Typists | 1-2 | 0.960 |
| 8 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 1-2 | 0.959 |
| 9 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 4 | 0.957 |
| 10 | Correspondence Clerks | 1-2 | 0.956 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement Clerks | Active Learning | 0.87 | 0.943 |
| Billing and Posting Clerks | Mathematics | 1.00 | 0.931 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Court, Municipal, and License Clerks, excluding software Court, Municipal, and License Clerks already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Medical procedure coding software | 9 of 20 | 9.2x |
| Intuit QuickBooks | 11 of 20 | 6.0x |
| Medical condition coding software | 8 of 20 | 9.2x |
| Filing system software | 4 of 20 | 46.2x |
| Billing software | 5 of 20 | 10.5x |
| Electronic health record EHR software | 4 of 20 | 18.5x |
| Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS | 6 of 20 | 6.9x |
| Alpha Software Alpha Five | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| IBM Check Processing Control System CPSC | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| St. Paul Travelers e-CARMA | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.88 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.75 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.29 | 5.51 |
| Administrative | 4.28 | 5.26 |
| English Language | 4.23 | 4.20 |
| Law and Government | 4.04 | 4.22 |
| Computers and Electronics | 3.69 | 4.45 |
| Mathematics | 3.00 | 2.91 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.93 | 2.17 |
| Administration and Management | 2.77 | 2.63 |
| Communications and Media | 2.67 | 2.38 |
| Telecommunications | 2.67 | 1.98 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.47 | 3.09 |
| Education and Training | 2.35 | 3.56 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.05 | 2.25 |
| Production and Processing | 1.91 | 1.99 |
| Psychology | 1.80 | 1.57 |
| Geography | 1.77 | 1.67 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.71 | 1.34 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.58 | 1.30 |
| History and Archeology | 1.55 | 1.09 |
| Design | 1.46 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.39 | 0.50 |
| Transportation | 1.36 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.35 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.34 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.33 | 0.69 |
| Physics | 1.24 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.23 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.23 | not rated |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.13 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.13 | not rated |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.13 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.02 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.01 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Written Comprehension | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Oral Expression | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Near Vision | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Information Ordering | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.25 | 2.88 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Written Expression | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 2.38 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Far Vision | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.62 | 2.00 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Number Facility | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Memorization | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Originality | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Visualization | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Control Precision | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Depth Perception | 1.12 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Outlook in demand
- Microsoft Word in demand
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Zoom hot
- Abilis CORIS Offender Management System
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Data Technologies Summit
- Email software
- IBM Judicial Enforcement Management System JEMS
- IBM Notes
- LexisNexis
- Spreadsheet applications
- Syscon Court Clerk
- Thomson Reuters Westlaw
- Work scheduling software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo, CO | 360 | 5.00 | $43,070 |
| Dover, DE | 350 | 4.43 | $44,600 |
| Greeley, CO | 600 | 4.34 | $49,020 |
| Sebring, FL | 100 | 3.03 | $44,060 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 220 | 2.94 | $46,690 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 810 | 2.93 | $53,320 |
| Helena, MT | 150 | 2.84 | $48,010 |
| Charleston, WV | 330 | 2.78 | $37,810 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 510 | 2.78 | $37,140 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 180 | 2.33 | $58,540 |