Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
What Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 1%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.5/5
- Administrativeimportance 4.3/5
- Law and Governmentimportance 4.1/5
- English Languageimportance 4.0/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.5/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.4/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.9/5
- Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 2.8/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Telephone Conversations4.8/5
- Contact With Others4.8/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.7/5
- E-Mail4.7/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.4/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
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- Billing and Posting Clerks97% skill match
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- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive96% skill match
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants96% skill match
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks96% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.3/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5
- Management of Personnel Resourcesimportance 2.8/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 2.5/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Abilis CORIS Offender Management System
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Data Technologies Summit
- Email software
- IBM Judicial Enforcement Management System JEMS
- IBM Notes
- LexisNexis
- Spreadsheet applications
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cautiousness
- Cooperation
- Social Orientation
- Self-Control
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- SocialMedium
- RealisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where court, municipal, and license clerks make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Pueblo, CO5.00× national avg
- 2Dover, DE4.43× national avg
- 3Greeley, CO4.34× national avg
- 4Eagle Pass, TX3.98× national avg
- 5Sebring, FL3.03× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersCareer Change
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsAdvancement
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveLateral Move
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksLateral Move
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