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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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
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 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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) |
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 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
