Jobs Similar to Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to court, municipal, and license clerks, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, Correspondence Clerks and Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks.
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks: $48,700 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Court, Municipal, and License Clerks) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 84% | $47,540−2% | High school |
| 2 | Correspondence ClerksSame group | 83% | $46,800−4% | High school |
| 3 | Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks | 83% | $49,230+1% | High school |
| 4 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 82% | $76,590+57% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 82% | $62,370+28% | Training or associate |
| 6 | Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 82% | $55,570+14% | Training or associate |
| 7 | Receptionists and Information ClerksSame group | 82% | $38,010−22% | High school |
| 8 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 82% | $50,670+4% | Training or associate |
| 9 | Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsSame group | 82% | $54,210+11% | Training or associate |
| 10 | Compliance Officers | 82% | $80,730+66% | Bachelor's degree |
| 11 | Tax Preparers | 81% | $54,920+13% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 81% | $58,650+20% | High school |
| 13 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and ClerksSame group | 81% | $50,080+3% | High school |
| 14 | Office Clerks, General | 81% | $45,010−8% | High school |
| 15 | File ClerksSame group | 81% | $43,600−10% | High school |
| 16 | Brokerage ClerksSame group | 81% | $65,750+35% | Training or associate |
| 17 | Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanSame group | 80% | $45,920−6% | Training or associate |
| 18 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingSame group | 80% | $50,610+4% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | 80% | $78,000+60% | Bachelor's degree |
| 20 | Compliance Managers | 79% | $141,900Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
- 1Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
84% similar · $47,540 (−2%) · High school
- 2Correspondence Clerks
83% similar · $46,800 (−4%) · High school · Same group
- 3Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
83% similar · $49,230 (+1%) · High school
- 4Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
82% similar · $76,590 (+57%) · Training or associate
- 5Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
82% similar · $62,370 (+28%) · Training or associate
- 6Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
82% similar · $55,570 (+14%) · Training or associate
- 7Receptionists and Information Clerks
82% similar · $38,010 (−22%) · High school · Same group
- 8Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
82% similar · $50,670 (+4%) · Training or associate
- 9Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
82% similar · $54,210 (+11%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 10Compliance Officers
82% similar · $80,730 (+66%) · Bachelor's degree
- 11Tax Preparers
81% similar · $54,920 (+13%) · Training or associate
- 12Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
81% similar · $58,650 (+20%) · High school
- 13Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
81% similar · $50,080 (+3%) · High school · Same group
- 14Office Clerks, General
81% similar · $45,010 (−8%) · High school
- 15File Clerks
81% similar · $43,600 (−10%) · High school · Same group
- 16Brokerage Clerks
81% similar · $65,750 (+35%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 17Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
80% similar · $45,920 (−6%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 18Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
80% similar · $50,610 (+4%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
80% similar · $78,000 (+60%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Compliance Managers
79% similar · $141,900 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
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Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for court, municipal, and license clerks also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where court, municipal, and license clerks is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (88)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (88)
- Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (87)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (83)
- Office Clerks, General (81)
- Bill and Account Collectors (79)
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (79)
- Word Processors and Typists (79)
- Billing and Posting Clerks (78)
- Data Entry Keyers (78)
Questions about jobs like court, municipal, and license clerks
What jobs are most similar to court, municipal, and license clerks?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (84% similar), Correspondence Clerks (83% similar), Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (83% similar), Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants (82% similar) and Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents (82% similar).
Which jobs like court, municipal, and license clerks pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Compliance Officers ($80,730, +66%; usually a bachelor's degree), Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators ($78,000, +60%; usually a bachelor's degree) and Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ($76,590, +57%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with court, municipal, and license clerks ($48,700). Without more preparation than court, municipal, and license clerks usually need: Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers, Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks and Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.