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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
| 128,620 |
0.9 % |
$18.83 |
$39,160 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.48 |
$14.06 |
$17.63 |
$22.38 |
$27.61 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,880 |
$29,250 |
$36,670 |
$46,540 |
$57,420 |
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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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) |
| Texas |
10,060 |
0.86 |
0.94 |
$17.48 |
$36,360 |
| California |
9,320 |
0.58 |
0.64 |
$21.83 |
$45,420 |
| Ohio |
7,820 |
1.46 |
1.60 |
$17.91 |
$37,240 |
| New York |
7,360 |
0.81 |
0.88 |
$26.78 |
$55,710 |
| Michigan |
6,330 |
1.50 |
1.64 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
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 |
690 |
2.27 |
2.48 |
$17.83 |
$37,080 |
| South Dakota |
850 |
2.03 |
2.22 |
$14.95 |
$31,090 |
| Montana |
850 |
1.86 |
2.03 |
$15.49 |
$32,230 |
| Colorado |
4,660 |
1.86 |
2.03 |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
| Wyoming |
500 |
1.83 |
2.00 |
$18.00 |
$37,450 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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 |
4,720 |
0.72 |
0.78 |
$30.08 |
$62,570 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,650 |
1.37 |
1.50 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,540 |
0.70 |
0.76 |
$23.21 |
$48,280 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,920 |
2.10 |
2.29 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,910 |
0.75 |
0.82 |
$16.77 |
$34,870 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
1,900 |
1.34 |
1.47 |
$20.01 |
$41,630 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,740 |
0.59 |
0.65 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,690 |
1.64 |
1.79 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
| Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division |
1,550 |
2.16 |
2.36 |
$19.38 |
$40,310 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,550 |
1.48 |
1.62 |
$18.04 |
$37,530 |
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United States Department of Labor
