Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of court, municipal, and license clerks to grow 3.4% from 2025 to 2035 (about 6,300 more jobs), with about 17,100 openings a year, and the May 2025 median pay of $48,700 a year ranks 578th of 825 occupations.
- Projected change
- +3.4%
- Openings a year
- 17,100
- Median pay
- $48,700
- Pay rank
- 578th of 825
Is employment of court, municipal, and license clerks growing or shrinking?
Growing: BLS projects employment of court, municipal, and license clerks to rise 3.4% (about 6,300 more jobs) from 2025 to 2035, about the same as the 3.5% projected across all occupations. That is faster than the -4.0% summed from BLS's employment levels across the 54 office and administrative support occupations with a projection. That change ranks 364th of 830 projected occupations.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Employment, 2025 | 187,000 |
| Employment, 2035 | 193,300 |
| Projected change | +3.4% |
| Openings a year | 17,100 |
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035. A projection is a BLS estimate, not a count. The 187,000 jobs here differ from the 179,750 on the salary page because Employment Projections also counts the self-employed and a wider set of workers, while OEWS counts wage and salary jobs in May 2025. BLS published these projections on August 27, 2026; checked November 10, 2026. Confirm any figure in the BLS Employment Projections tables.
BLS's reasons for this projection are at the Occupational Outlook Handbook. State projections are at Projections Central; projections by industry are left to BLS. Education, licensing and work context at O*NET.
How many job openings are there each year?
About 17,100 openings a year, from job growth and from workers leaving the occupation, the 179th most of 830 occupations. About 96% of them replace workers who change occupations or leave the labor force; the rest come from the 630 jobs added in an average year.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035.
How does pay for court, municipal, and license clerks rank?
The median of $48,700 a year ranks 578th of 825 occupations with a published median. It sits in the upper half of occupations on openings and the lower half on pay.
Source: BLS OEWS national file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Ranks count only the occupations with that published figure: 830 for projected change, 830 for openings, 825 for median pay, which is why the totals differ.
What does it take to start?
- Typical entry-level education: high school diploma or equivalent.
- Typical on-the-job training: long-term on-the-job training.
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035, education and training assignments.
How do related jobs compare on outlook?
| Occupation | Change | Openings a year | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | -5.2% | 18,100 | $55,570 |
| Office Clerks, General | -6.0% | 249,000 | $45,010 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | -6.0% | 163,900 | $47,540 |
| Correspondence Clerks | -5.6% | 500 | $46,800 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 0% | 43,300 | $76,590 |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | -1.9% | 17,500 | $49,230 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | -1.7% | 105,100 | $38,010 |
| Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs | +1.6% | 12,700 | $54,210 |
Related occupations from O*NET; projections from BLS Employment Projections, 2025 to 2035; pay from BLS OEWS, May 2025.