______________________________________________________ Conventional Occupations: Court ClerksCourses: Engineering and Technology; Mathemat-
ics; Economics and Accounting; Building and Con-
struction; Design; Computers and Electronics.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; contaminants;
sitting.Court Clerks
! Personality Code: CER! 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 License
Clerks and with Municipal Clerks.Perform clerical duties in court of law; prepare
docket of cases to be called; secure information
for judges; and contact witnesses, attorneys, and
litigants to obtain information for court. Pre-
pare dockets or calendars of cases to be called, using
typewriters or computers. Record case dispositions,
court orders, and arrangements made for payment of
court fees. Answer inquiries from the general pub-
lic regarding judicial procedures, court appearances,
trial dates, adjournments, outstanding warrants,
summonses, subpoenas, witness fees, and payment of
fi nes. Prepare and issue orders of the court, including
probation orders, release documentation, sentenc-
ing information, and summonses. Prepare docu-
ments recording the outcomes of court proceedings.
Instruct parties about timing of court appearances.
Explain procedures or forms to parties in cases or to
the general public. Search fi les and contact witnesses,
attorneys, and litigants to obtain information for the
court. Follow procedures to secure courtrooms and
exhibits such as money, drugs, and weapons. Amendindictments when necessary and endorse indictments
with pertinent information. Read charges and related
information to the court and, if necessary, record
defendants’ pleas. Swear in jury members, interpret-
ers, witnesses, and defendants. Collect court fees
or fi nes and record amounts collected. Direct sup-
port staff in handling of paperwork processed by
clerks’ offi ces. Examine legal documents submitted
to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures.
Prepare and mark all applicable court exhibits and
evidence. Record court proceedings, using recording
equipment, or record minutes of court proceedings,
using stenotype machines or shorthand. Prepare
courtrooms with paper, pens, water, easels, and elec-
tronic equipment and ensure that recording equip-
ment is working. Conduct roll calls and poll jurors.
Meet with judges, lawyers, parole offi cers, police, and
social agency offi cials to coordinate the functions of
the court. Open courts, calling them to order and
announcing judges.
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 Reporters; Court, Munic-
ipal, and License Clerks; License Clerks; Municipal
Clerks.
Skills: Active Listening; Writing; Instructing; Ser-
vice Orientation; Coordination.
Education and Training Program: General Offi ce
Occupations and Clerical Services. Related Knowl-
edge/Courses: Clerical Practices; Law and Govern-
ment; Computers and Electronics.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; noisy; sitting; using
hands on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive
motions.Conventional–
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