Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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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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)
133,330	0.8 %	$19.11	$39,760	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$11.69	$14.26	$17.93	$22.60	$28.13
Annual Wage (2)	$24,310	$29,670	$37,300	$47,000	$58,500

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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)	98,760	1.81	$18.64	$38,770
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	30,610	1.40	$21.14	$43,970
Other Support Services	2,620	0.85	$13.55	$28,190
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	680	0.08	$19.52	$40,600
Automobile Dealers	90	0.01	$15.41	$32,060

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)	98,760	1.81	$18.64	$38,770
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	30,610	1.40	$21.14	$43,970
Other Support Services	2,620	0.85	$13.55	$28,190
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	680	0.08	$19.52	$40,600
Automobile Dealers	90	0.01	$15.41	$32,060

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services	(8)	(8)	$21.51	$44,740
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	30,610	1.40	$21.14	$43,970
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	680	0.08	$19.52	$40,600
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	98,760	1.81	$18.64	$38,770
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	(8)	(8)	$17.95	$37,330

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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	10,430	0.88	0.94	$17.89	$37,210
California	8,780	0.53	0.56	$22.72	$47,270
Ohio	7,770	1.45	1.55	$18.20	$37,860
New York	7,270	0.79	0.84	$26.86	$55,870
Florida	6,740	0.80	0.86	$17.95	$37,340

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	580	2.18	2.33	$18.64	$38,770
Vermont	670	2.18	2.33	$18.98	$39,480
Mississippi	2,210	1.97	2.11	$14.81	$30,810
Colorado	4,980	1.95	2.08	$19.44	$40,440
South Dakota	800	1.90	2.03	$15.72	$32,700

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	7,270	0.79	0.84	$26.86	$55,870
New Jersey	4,600	1.15	1.23	$24.04	$50,000
Connecticut	1,240	0.75	0.80	$23.68	$49,260
Alaska	590	1.84	1.97	$23.67	$49,230
Rhode Island	650	1.36	1.46	$23.59	$49,080

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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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	4,670	0.70	0.75	$29.94	$62,260
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	2,740	0.75	0.80	$23.47	$48,810
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2,490	1.26	1.34	$17.89	$37,210
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2,020	1.40	1.50	$20.17	$41,960
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,990	0.76	0.81	$17.66	$36,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,930	0.66	0.71	$18.36	$38,180
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,820	1.34	1.43	$16.19	$33,670
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,710	0.89	0.95	$22.16	$46,080
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	1,630	1.70	1.82	$21.28	$44,260
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	1,540	1.50	1.60	$17.95	$37,330

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

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Dover, DE	270	4.21	4.50	$16.52	$34,370
Grand Junction, CO	230	3.91	4.18	$15.83	$32,930
Jefferson City, MO	280	3.83	4.10	$15.69	$32,640
Hinesville, GA	70	3.77	4.03	$16.63	$34,580
Homosassa Springs, FL	120	3.59	3.84	$15.87	$33,000
Pueblo, CO	210	3.46	3.69	$17.61	$36,620
Greeley, CO	310	3.20	3.42	$20.31	$42,240
Redding, CA	200	3.16	3.38	$22.80	$47,420
Jackson, MI	180	3.10	3.31	$15.92	$33,110
Springfield, OH	140	2.96	3.17	$17.03	$35,430