Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

43-4031 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. Clerks of Court are classified in “Managers, All Other” (11-9199).

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Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
154,020	0.8 %	$20.21	$42,030	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.50	$15.32	$18.93	$23.74	$29.37
Annual Wage (2)	$25,990	$31,860	$39,380	$49,380	$61,100

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	113,630	2.05	$19.81	$41,210
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	36,170	1.66	$21.96	$45,680
Other Support Services	2,970	0.90	$14.01	$29,140
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	300	0.06	$20.62	$42,890
Automobile Dealers	130	0.01	$16.23	$33,750

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	113,630	2.05	$19.81	$41,210
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	36,170	1.66	$21.96	$45,680
Other Support Services	2,970	0.90	$14.01	$29,140
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	300	0.06	$20.62	$42,890
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	70	0.02	$16.35	$34,010

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	(8)	(8)	$22.20	$46,170
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	36,170	1.66	$21.96	$45,680
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	300	0.06	$20.62	$42,890
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	113,630	2.05	$19.81	$41,210
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	(8)	(8)	$17.45	$36,290

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	12,520	1.01	0.96	$18.22	$37,900
California	12,220	0.70	0.67	$24.77	$51,520
Ohio	9,920	1.82	1.74	$18.61	$38,700
Florida	8,800	1.00	0.95	$19.45	$40,450
New York	7,480	0.79	0.75	$28.22	$58,690

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	870	2.84	2.71	$20.89	$43,440
Wyoming	760	2.77	2.64	$19.15	$39,840
Minnesota	7,290	2.53	2.41	$22.57	$46,950
Missouri	6,180	2.19	2.09	$16.48	$34,280
Colorado	5,590	2.09	1.99	$20.60	$42,850

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	7,480	0.79	0.75	$28.22	$58,690
Connecticut	1,200	0.72	0.69	$25.63	$53,320
Alaska	590	1.85	1.76	$25.47	$52,980
Washington	3,030	0.91	0.87	$24.86	$51,720
California	12,220	0.70	0.67	$24.77	$51,520

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,480	0.78	0.74	$29.64	$61,640
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	4,150	2.11	2.01	$22.96	$47,750
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,380	1.28	1.22	$20.90	$43,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,370	0.72	0.69	$23.47	$48,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,070	1.01	0.96	$18.72	$38,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,000	0.48	0.46	$24.74	$51,460
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2,540	1.28	1.22	$19.80	$41,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,480	0.68	0.65	$19.59	$40,740
St. Louis, MO-IL	2,360	1.72	1.64	$18.40	$38,280
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,320	0.85	0.81	$18.59	$38,680