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.
179,750 people do this job in the US. $48,700 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 69%
- 27%
- 4%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 2%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 44%. Today's estimate: 51%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 29 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan or direct the maintenance, filing, safekeeping, or computerization of all municipal documents.Done daily by most who do it. | 23% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | Stays with people | |
| Record and maintain all vital and fiscal records and accounts.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 2.5 h25 min to 6.7 h | 29%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Coordinate or maintain office tracking systems for correspondence or follow-up actions.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Prepare dockets or calendars of cases to be called.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Examine legal documents submitted to courts for adherence to laws or court procedures.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Perform general office duties, such as taking or transcribing dictation, typing or proofreading correspondence, distributing or filing official forms, or scheduling appointments.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Perform budgeting duties, such as assisting in budget preparation, expenditure review, or budget administration.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Prepare documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Respond to requests for information from the public, other municipalities, state officials, or state and federal legislative offices.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Perform administrative tasks, such as answering telephone calls, filing court documents, or maintaining office supplies or equipment.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 17 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Prepare ordinances, resolutions, or proclamations so that they can be executed, recorded, archived, or distributed.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Train other workers or coordinate their work, as necessary.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
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