# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/court-municipal-and-license-clerks
- SOC code: 43-4031.00
- Career family: Office and administrative support
- Median annual pay: $48,700 (10th percentile $36,300, 90th percentile $73,820)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.4%
- Openings a year: 17,100
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CES)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 16 |
| Investigative (I) | 15 |
| Artistic (A) | 2 |
| Social (S) | 42 |
| Enterprising (E) | 54 |
| Conventional (C) | 86 |

## What you'd do

- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 92/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 88/100)
- Performing Administrative Activities (importance 86/100)
- Getting Information (importance 84/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 84/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 81/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 74/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 74/100)
- Processing Information (importance 71/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 69/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Administrative, English Language, Law and Government, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management, Communications and Media, Telecommunications

## Also called

Agent Licensing Clerk, Animal Control Licensing Worker, Appeals Clerk, Appellate Court Clerk, Basic Traffic Minute Clerk, Birth Certification Clerk, Calendar Clerk, Case Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Circuit Court Clerk

## Related careers

- [Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/legal-secretaries-and-administrative-assistants): $55,570 median pay
- [Compliance Officers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/compliance-officers): $80,730 median pay
- [Office Clerks, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/office-clerks-general): $45,010 median pay
- [Paralegals and Legal Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/paralegals-and-legal-assistants): $62,890 median pay
- [Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/title-examiners-abstractors-and-searchers): $58,650 median pay
- [Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/secretaries-and-administrative-assistants-except-legal-medical-and-executive): $47,540 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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