Career Explorer Office and admin
Changing shape
Court, municipal, and license clerks
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.
Among the careers AI is changing fastest: more resilient than 13% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is very high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +3.4% by 2035, slower than average.
AI can do many of the tasks, and hiring is expected to grow slower than average or to shrink. The job is likely to change, so build the human parts of it.
- Median pay (2025)
- $48,700
- Job growth to 2035
- +3.4%
- Openings a year
- 17,100
- People doing it (2025)
- 187,000
- Usual route in
- High school diploma, then long on-the-job training
Where people already use AI for this work
- Explain regulations, policies, or procedures
- Examine materials or documentation for accuracy or compliance
- Gather information from physical or electronic sources
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Prepare legal or regulatory documents
- Interview people to obtain information
- Maintain tools or equipment
What the work looks like
- Prepare documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings.
- Plan or direct the maintenance, filing, safekeeping, or computerization of all municipal documents.
- Evaluate information on applications to verify completeness and accuracy and to determine whether applicants are qualified to obtain desired licenses.
- Prepare ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations so that they can be executed, recorded, archived, or distributed.
- Examine legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
What the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects
- Fewer of these jobs, as technology allows court reporters to produce more documentation.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- School bus monitorsChanging shape, Index 22, -1.9%
- Medical secretaries and administrative assistantsGrows with AI, Index 16, +4.8%
- Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerksChanging shape, Index 18, +2.5%
- Farm labor contractorsHuman edge, growing, Index 82, +7.4%
Also known as: City Clerk, Court Clerk, License Clerk, Town Clerk, City Recorder, City Secretary, License Specialist, Motor Vehicle Licensing Clerk.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.