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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

$44.14K Median Salary 17.5K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 5.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

City Clerk, City Recorder, Court Clerk, License Clerk, License Specialist, Motor Vehicle Field Representative (MVFR), Motor Vehicle Licensing Clerk, Municipal Clerk, Permits Specialist, Town Clerk

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Near Vision
Speech Recognition
Written Comprehension
Deductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Problem Sensitivity
Speech Clarity
Written Expression
Inductive Reasoning
Category Flexibility

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
Administrative
Law and Government
English Language
Administration and Management
Computers and Electronics

Skills

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

Technology Skills

Electronic mail software
Video conferencing software
Data base user interface and query software
Spreadsheet software
Office suite software
Information retrieval or search software
Document management software
Word processing software
Data base reporting software
Presentation software
Project management software
Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Electronic voting or vote-counting equipment
Scanners
Two way radios
Printer calculator
Microfiche or microfilm viewers
Photocopiers
Rubber stamping stamps
Notary seals
Punch card reader
Typewriters
Magnetic stripe readers and encoders
Paper shredding machines or accessories
Touch screen monitors
Inkjet printers
Digital cameras
Stenotype machines
Digital image printers
Laser printers
Cash or ticket boxes
Dictation machines
Digital voice recorders
Binocular vision test sets
Special purpose telephones
Optical character recognition systems
Laser fax machine
Conversation recording units
Automatic postal or mailing machine
Desktop calculator
Personal computers