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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012
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) |
| 122,710 |
1.1 % |
$17.76 |
$36,950 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.92 |
$13.33 |
$16.75 |
$21.01 |
$26.19 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,720 |
$27,730 |
$34,830 |
$43,690 |
$54,470 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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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: Top
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) |
| California |
8,940 |
0.63 |
0.66 |
$21.86 |
$45,480 |
| Texas |
7,430 |
0.70 |
0.75 |
$14.70 |
$30,580 |
| New York |
7,130 |
0.83 |
0.89 |
$25.76 |
$53,590 |
| Michigan |
7,020 |
1.79 |
1.90 |
$18.08 |
$37,600 |
| Ohio |
6,080 |
1.20 |
1.28 |
$16.15 |
$33,600 |
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 |
790 |
2.70 |
2.87 |
$15.73 |
$32,710 |
| Delaware |
830 |
2.03 |
2.16 |
$15.98 |
$33,230 |
| Colorado |
4,200 |
1.89 |
2.00 |
$18.44 |
$38,360 |
| Kentucky |
3,280 |
1.86 |
1.97 |
$14.80 |
$30,770 |
| South Dakota |
740 |
1.85 |
1.97 |
$13.88 |
$28,880 |
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 |
7,130 |
0.83 |
0.89 |
$25.76 |
$53,590 |
| Illinois |
5,290 |
0.94 |
1.00 |
$22.84 |
$47,510 |
| Rhode Island |
510 |
1.12 |
1.19 |
$22.43 |
$46,650 |
| Connecticut |
1,170 |
0.72 |
0.76 |
$22.22 |
$46,210 |
| California |
8,940 |
0.63 |
0.66 |
$21.86 |
$45,480 |
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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,840 |
0.74 |
0.79 |
$29.06 |
$60,450 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,270 |
0.59 |
0.62 |
$21.50 |
$44,720 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,100 |
0.58 |
0.61 |
$22.39 |
$46,570 |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO |
1,890 |
1.54 |
1.63 |
$18.86 |
$39,220 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ |
1,770 |
1.02 |
1.09 |
$16.90 |
$35,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
1,750 |
0.77 |
0.82 |
$15.72 |
$32,710 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,620 |
0.92 |
0.98 |
$19.04 |
$39,610 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
1,580 |
0.60 |
0.63 |
$14.30 |
$29,730 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
1,430 |
1.33 |
1.41 |
$19.82 |
$41,230 |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division |
1,400 |
2.02 |
2.14 |
$18.39 |
$38,240 |
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