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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
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) |
| 142,350 |
0.7 % |
$19.76 |
$41,100 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.09 |
$14.74 |
$18.48 |
$23.35 |
$29.01 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,150 |
$30,660 |
$38,450 |
$48,560 |
$60,330 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
105,640 |
1.93 |
$19.41 |
$40,370 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
32,920 |
1.51 |
$21.42 |
$44,550 |
| Other Support Services |
2,590 |
0.83 |
$13.11 |
$27,270 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
440 |
0.08 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
| Automobile Dealers |
110 |
0.01 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
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) |
105,640 |
1.93 |
$19.41 |
$40,370 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
32,920 |
1.51 |
$21.42 |
$44,550 |
| Other Support Services |
2,590 |
0.83 |
$13.11 |
$27,270 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
440 |
0.08 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
50 |
0.01 |
$13.81 |
$28,730 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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) |
| California |
11,490 |
0.68 |
0.69 |
$24.78 |
$51,550 |
| Texas |
9,470 |
0.78 |
0.79 |
$18.07 |
$37,590 |
| Ohio |
9,320 |
1.72 |
1.75 |
$18.19 |
$37,840 |
| Florida |
7,450 |
0.86 |
0.88 |
$18.61 |
$38,720 |
| New York |
7,420 |
0.79 |
0.80 |
$27.35 |
$56,890 |
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) |
| Wyoming |
660 |
2.44 |
2.48 |
$18.90 |
$39,310 |
| Vermont |
750 |
2.44 |
2.49 |
$21.01 |
$43,690 |
| Missouri |
6,010 |
2.14 |
2.18 |
$15.98 |
$33,240 |
| Colorado |
5,320 |
2.03 |
2.06 |
$19.94 |
$41,470 |
| Mississippi |
2,260 |
2.01 |
2.05 |
$15.66 |
$32,570 |
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 |
7,420 |
0.79 |
0.80 |
$27.35 |
$56,890 |
| Alaska |
600 |
1.91 |
1.94 |
$25.33 |
$52,680 |
| California |
11,490 |
0.68 |
0.69 |
$24.78 |
$51,550 |
| Connecticut |
1,290 |
0.78 |
0.79 |
$24.69 |
$51,350 |
| Washington |
3,060 |
0.94 |
0.96 |
$24.32 |
$50,590 |
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 |
7,300 |
0.77 |
0.78 |
$28.69 |
$59,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,600 |
0.78 |
0.79 |
$22.71 |
$47,250 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,920 |
0.98 |
1.00 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,800 |
0.46 |
0.47 |
$24.60 |
$51,170 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
2,380 |
1.74 |
1.77 |
$17.80 |
$37,020 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,360 |
0.88 |
0.89 |
$17.93 |
$37,300 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,300 |
0.89 |
0.90 |
$20.12 |
$41,840 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,160 |
0.78 |
0.80 |
$24.25 |
$50,450 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,100 |
1.07 |
1.09 |
$22.37 |
$46,530 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
2,090 |
1.42 |
1.44 |
$20.88 |
$43,430 |
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