Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Tasks Include:
- Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses.
- Verify the authenticity of documents, such as foreign identification or immigration documents.
- Record and edit the minutes of meetings and distribute to appropriate officials or staff members.
- Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.
- Issue public notification of all official activities or meetings.
- Record and maintain all vital and fiscal records and accounts.
- Answer questions or provide advice to the public regarding licensing policies, procedures, or regulations.
- Prepare meeting agendas or packets of related information.
- Prepare and issue orders of the court, such as probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, or summonses.
- Prepare ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations so that they can be executed, recorded, archived, or distributed.
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Virginia: +3.3%
National: +1.9%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$44,140.00
State
$38,150.00
Regional
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Description
Career Cluster: | Government & Public Administration |
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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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 49.97%
- Some College Courses = 17.69%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 13.12%
- Bachelor's Degree = 10.38%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 3.40%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 2.52%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 2.44%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 0.48%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 27.85%
- None = 24.26%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 22.65%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.19%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 7.43%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 4.64%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 2.61%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.37%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 31.57%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 20.51%
- Up to and including 1 month = 18.45%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 12.58%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 7.90%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 6.68%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.29%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 25.24%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 20.19%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 16.93%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.59%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 8.16%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.03%
- None or short demonstration = 3.69%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.17%
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses.
- Verify the authenticity of documents, such as foreign identification or immigration documents.
- Record and edit the minutes of meetings and distribute to appropriate officials or staff members.
- Question applicants to obtain required information, such as name, address, or age, and record data on prescribed forms.
- Issue public notification of all official activities or meetings.
- Record and maintain all vital and fiscal records and accounts.
- Answer questions or provide advice to the public regarding licensing policies, procedures, or regulations.
- Prepare meeting agendas or packets of related information.
- Prepare and issue orders of the court, such as probation orders, release documentation, sentencing information, or summonses.
- Prepare ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations so that they can be executed, recorded, archived, or distributed.
- Code information on license applications for entry into computers.
- Record case dispositions, court orders, or arrangements made for payment of court fees.
- Perform budgeting duties, such as assisting in budget preparation, expenditure review, or budget administration.
- Perform record checks on past or current licensees, as required by investigations.
- Prepare documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings.
- Examine legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures.
- Perform general office duties, such as taking or transcribing dictation, typing or proofreading correspondence, distributing or filing official forms, or scheduling appointments.
- Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.
- Respond to requests for information from the public, other municipalities, state officials, or state and federal legislative offices.
- Coordinate or maintain office tracking systems for correspondence or follow-up actions.
- Answer inquiries from the general public regarding judicial procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, outstanding warrants, summonses, subpoenas, witness fees, or payment of fines.
- Train other workers or coordinate their work, as necessary.
- Instruct parties about timing of court appearances.
- Research information in the municipal archives upon request of public officials or private citizens.
- Perform contract administration duties, assisting with bid openings or the awarding of contracts.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Search files and contact witnesses, attorneys, or litigants to obtain information for the court.
- Participate in the administration of municipal elections, such as preparation or distribution of ballots, appointment or training of election officers, or tabulation or certification of results.
Tasks Include:
- Issue various permits and licenses, such as marriage, fishing, hunting, and dog licenses, and collect appropriate fees.
- Plan or direct the maintenance, filing, safekeeping, or computerization of all municipal documents.
- Prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be called.
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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86.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
82.50 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
77.50 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
76.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
61.50 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
60.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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65.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
65.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
59.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
59.50 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
68.75 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
62.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
59.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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90.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
82.00 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
78.75 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
77.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
76.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
75.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
70.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
68.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
67.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
66.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
66.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
65.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
62.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
58.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
56.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
56.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
54.25 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
52.75 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
49.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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94.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
93.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
92.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
92.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
89.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
85.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
83.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
81.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
80.00 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
78.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
77.00 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
75.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
75.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
73.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
69.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
58.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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64.83 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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97.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
95.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
94.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
88.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
87.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
84.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
84.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
84.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
84.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
84.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
84.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
81.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
77.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
77.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
72.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
70.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
69.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
68.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
65.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
64.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
60.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
53.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
52.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
52.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
51.40 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
49.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $30,310.00 | $44,140.00 | $51,990.00 |
Virginia | $29,280.00 | $38,150.00 | $45,860.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $37,326.79 | $43,056.58 | $50,745.89 |
Bay Consortium | $32,285.98 | $40,575.43 | $46,481.86 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $31,637.29 | $36,073.82 | $42,830.37 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $31,293.31 | $38,200.67 | $43,272.47 |
Crater Area | $31,717.86 | $38,620.05 | $47,743.09 |
Greater Peninsula | $30,407.04 | $37,577.80 | $43,768.29 |
Hampton Roads | $32,110.38 | $39,409.23 | $45,351.81 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $30,868.77 | $37,117.10 | $42,334.55 |
Northern Virginia | $36,255.62 | $44,238.28 | $53,850.94 |
Piedmont Workforce | $31,788.10 | $38,050.89 | $44,214.52 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $31,363.56 | $38,445.48 | $44,061.65 |
Southwestern Virginia | $29,083.83 | $32,442.99 | $39,650.94 |
West Piedmont | $29,409.21 | $35,205.11 | $42,293.23 |
Western Virginia | $30,297.55 | $37,965.16 | $54,092.66 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 156,800 | 159,800 | +1.9% |
Virginia | 2,703 | 2,793 | +3.3% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 154 | 170 | +10.4% |
Bay Consortium | 184 | 213 | +15.8% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 549 | 618 | +12.6% |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 112 | 119 | +6.3% |
Hampton Roads | 323 | 351 | +8.7% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | 382 | 430 | +12.6% |
Piedmont Workforce | 103 | 115 | +11.7% |
Shenandoah Valley | 220 | 238 | +8.2% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 144 | 151 | +4.9% |
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Circuit Court Clerk
- City Clerk
- Court Clerk
- Courtroom Clerk
- Deputy Court Clerk
- Docket Clerk
- Dog Licenser
- Motor Vehicle License Clerk
- Motor Vehicle Representative
- Municipal Clerk
- Tax Clerk
- Township Clerk
- Warrant Clerk
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