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Also called appellate court clerk, circuit court clerk, court assistant and court attendant.
$48,700
Median pay a year
179,750
People do this work
6
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Searching files
Preparing legal documents
Explaining procedures
Interviewing others
Examining documents
Verifying financial or transactional accuracy
Proofreading files
Analyzing financial information
Coding data or information
Maintaining office equipment
Recording legal information
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerk
Summary
Court clerk performing clerical duties for courts and municipalities, verifying documents, answering public inquiries, preparing meeting minutes, and issuing licenses and public notifications
Experience
Court, Municipal, and License Clerk
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Evaluated information on applications to check if they were complete and correct
Performed administrative tasks, such as answering phone calls and filing court documents
Verified the authenticity of documents like foreign IDs or immigration papers
Recorded and edited minutes of meetings and shared them with officials or staff
Answered questions from the public about licensing rules and court procedures
Issued public notifications of official activities or meetings
Prepared documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings
Preparing legal documents, Coding data or information, Maintaining office equipment
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Examining documents, Verifying financial or transactional accuracy, Proofreading files, Analyzing financial information
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High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked applications for correctnessAnswered phone calls and filed documentsVerified documents for authenticityTook notes during meetings and shared themAsked applicants for needed informationIssued public notices for meetings
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Checked applications for correctness, ensuring all information was complete and accurate
Verified the authenticity of various documents, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and accuracy.
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Checked applications for correctness, leading to faster approval times for applicants
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Faster approval times for applicantsIncreased applicant satisfaction
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Verified the authenticity of various documents, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and accuracy.
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Trusted to verify immigration documentsHandled sensitive legal documents
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What a Court, Municipal, and License Clerk does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Court, Municipal, and License Clerk make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$40,810
Median
$48,700
75th percentile
$60,840
About 179,750 people do this work in the United States.
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This page is about the occupation Court, Municipal, and License Clerks. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.