50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

____________________________________________________ Conventional Occupations: License Clerks

Education and Training Programs: School Lib-

rarian/School Library Media Specialist; Library

Science/Librarianship; Library Science, Other.

Related Knowledge/Courses: Communications

and Media; Clerical Practices; Customer and Per-

sonal Service; Personnel and Human Resources;

English Language; Computers and Electronics.

Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; using hands

on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive motions.

License Clerks

! Personality Code: CE

! Education/Training Required: Short-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $32,330

! Beginning Wage: $21,050

! Earnings Growth Potential: Low

! Growth: 8.8%

! Annual Job Openings: 16,163

! Self-Employed: 2.7%

! Part-Time: 9.6%

! e job openings listed here are shared with Court Clerks

and with Municipal Clerks.

Issue licenses or permits to qualifi ed applicants.

Obtain necessary information, record data, advise

applicants on requirements, collect fees, and issue

licenses. May conduct oral, written, visual, or

performance testing. Collect prescribed fees for

licenses. Code information on license applications

for entry into computers. Evaluate information on

applications to verify completeness and accuracy

and to determine whether applicants are qualifi ed to

obtain desired licenses. Answer questions and pro-

vide advice to the public regarding licensing policies,

procedures, and regulations. Maintain records of

applications made and licensing fees collected. Ques-

tion applicants to obtain required information, such

as name, address, and age, and record data on pre-

scribed forms. Update operational records and licens-

ing information, using computer terminals. Inform

customers by mail or telephone of additional steps

they need to take to obtain licenses. Perform routine

data entry and other offi ce support activities, includ-

ing creating, sorting, photocopying, distributing,

and fi ling documents. Stock counters with adequate

supplies of forms, fi lm, licenses, and other required

materials. Enforce canine licensing regulations, con-

tacting non-compliant owners in person or by mail to

inform them of the required regulations and poten-

tial enforcement actions. Assemble photographs with

printed license information to produce completed

documents. Prepare bank deposits and take them

to banks. Operate specialized photographic equip-

ment to obtain photographs for drivers’ licenses and

photo identifi cation cards. Instruct customers in the

completion of drivers’ license application forms and

other forms such as voter registration cards and organ

donor forms. Conduct and score oral, visual, written,

or performance tests to determine applicant qualifi -

cations and notify applicants of their scores. Send by

mail drivers’ licenses to out-of-county or out-of-state

applicants. Perform record checks on past and cur-

rent licensees as required by investigations. Respond

to correspondence from insurance companies regard-

ing the licensure of agents, brokers, and adjusters.

Prepare lists of overdue accounts and license suspen-

sions and issuances. Train other workers and coordi-

nate their work as necessary.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 07. Government and

Public Administration. Work Group: 07.04. Pub-

lic Administration Clerical Support. Other Jobs in

" is Work Group: Court Clerks; Court Report-

ers; Court, Municipal, and License Clerks; Munic-

ipal Clerks.

Skills: Reading Comprehension; Service Orienta-

tion; Instructing; Active Listening.

Education and Training Program: General Offi ce

Occupations and Clerical Services. Related Knowl-

edge/Courses: Clerical Practices; Customer and Per-

sonal Service; Law and Government; Computers and

Electronics.

Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; sitting; using

hands on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive

motions.

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