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. 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)	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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services	(8)	(8)	$23.24	$48,330
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	32,920	1.51	$21.42	$44,550
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only)	40	(7)	$20.25	$42,110
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	440	0.08	$20.15	$41,920
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	105,640	1.93	$19.41	$40,370

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)
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