Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
121,290 0.9 % $17.50 $36,390 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.84 $13.15 $16.49 $20.74 $25.72
Annual Wage (2) $22,540 $27,360 $34,300 $43,130 $53,500


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 (OES Designation) 89,020 1.61 $16.86 $35,060
State Government (OES Designation) 30,200 1.33 $19.74 $41,060
Other Support Services 1,730 0.61 $11.52 $23,950
Legal Services 110 0.01 $19.22 $39,980

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 (OES Designation) 89,020 1.61 $16.86 $35,060
State Government (OES Designation) 30,200 1.33 $19.74 $41,060
Other Support Services 1,730 0.61 $11.52 $23,950
Legal Services 110 0.01 $19.22 $39,980

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 30,200 1.33 $19.74 $41,060
Legal Services 110 0.01 $19.22 $39,980
Local Government (OES Designation) 89,020 1.61 $16.86 $35,060
Other Support Services 1,730 0.61 $11.52 $23,950


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)
Texas 8,540 0.83 0.88 $14.56 $30,290
New York 7,190 0.85 0.90 $25.39 $52,820
California 7,080 0.50 0.53 $22.43 $46,650
New Jersey 6,500 1.72 1.82 $21.30 $44,300
Ohio 6,280 1.26 1.33 $16.73 $34,800




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 700 2.39 2.53 $15.79 $32,850
Colorado 4,520 2.07 2.19 $18.31 $38,080
Wyoming 550 2.03 2.15 $15.66 $32,570
South Dakota 780 2.00 2.11 $13.85 $28,810
Kentucky 3,380 1.95 2.06 $14.74 $30,650




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 7,190 0.85 0.90 $25.39 $52,820
Connecticut 1,280 0.80 0.84 $22.96 $47,760
California 7,080 0.50 0.53 $22.43 $46,650
Nevada 1,380 1.24 1.31 $21.69 $45,120
Rhode Island 470 1.05 1.11 $21.51 $44,730





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 4,290 0.85 0.90 $28.28 $58,820
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 2,440 2.03 2.15 $18.48 $38,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,890 0.93 0.98 $15.35 $31,930
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,790 1.05 1.11 $19.21 $39,950
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,690 0.76 0.80 $16.28 $33,860
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 1,530 0.90 0.95 $16.98 $35,310
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,490 1.08 1.15 $21.19 $44,070
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,450 1.51 1.60 $21.26 $44,220
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,450 1.52 1.61 $21.70 $45,140
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,250 1.20 1.27 $20.02 $41,650




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Danville, IL 120 4.60 4.87 $19.94 $41,470
Jefferson City, MO 320 4.46 4.71 $13.00 $27,040
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 860 3.96 4.19 $20.96 $43,600
Olympia, WA 360 3.84 4.06 $19.74 $41,050
Dover, DE 220 3.69 3.90 $15.41 $32,060
Pueblo, CO 200 3.66 3.87 $14.59 $30,340
Ocean City, NJ 130 3.47 3.67 $21.65 $45,040
Mansfield, OH 160 3.23 3.42 $16.94 $35,230
Modesto, CA 460 3.10 3.28 $20.02 $41,650
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 340 2.68 2.83 $20.79 $43,240




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 90 0.10 0.11 $28.29 $58,850
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 4,290 0.85 0.90 $28.28 $58,820
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 910 0.75 0.80 $27.91 $58,050
Bakersfield-Delano, CA (8) (8) (8) $25.56 $53,170
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 110 0.09 0.09 $24.78 $51,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA (8) (8) (8) $24.60 $51,160
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 80 0.06 0.06 $24.48 $50,910
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 510 0.94 0.99 $23.97 $49,860
Bloomington-Normal, IL 40 0.45 0.47 $23.92 $49,750
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 260 0.63 0.67 $23.67 $49,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 520 1.36 1.44 $14.79 $30,760
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 510 1.75 1.85 $15.79 $32,840
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 480 3.27 3.45 $15.35 $31,930
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 480 3.47 3.67 $11.98 $24,910
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 450 1.65 1.74 $17.97 $37,370

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area 270 4.36 4.61 $18.06 $37,570
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 310 4.35 4.60 $15.41 $32,050
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 150 4.21 4.45 $13.46 $28,010
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 260 4.01 4.24 $15.37 $31,970
West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 70 3.90 4.13 $14.64 $30,460

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.86 0.91 $22.61 $47,020
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 2.00 2.12 $22.19 $46,160
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $20.99 $43,660
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $20.29 $42,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 90 0.99 1.05 $20.15 $41,900


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012