Career law clerk vs clerk

The differences between career law clerks and clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a career law clerk has an average salary of $41,219, which is higher than the $31,163 average annual salary of a clerk.

The top three skills for a career law clerk include litigation, legal issues and criminal cases. The most important skills for a clerk are basic math, math, and data entry.

Career law clerk vs clerk overview

	Career Law Clerk	Clerk
Yearly salary	$41,219	$31,163
Hourly rate	$19.82	$14.98
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	68,536	80,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 26%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	41	47
Years of experience	-	2

Career law clerk vs clerk salary

Career law clerks and clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Career Law Clerk	Clerk
Average salary	$41,219	$31,163
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $84,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between career law clerk and clerk education

There are a few differences between a career law clerk and a clerk in terms of educational background:

	Career Law Clerk	Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 26%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Law	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Western Carolina University

Career law clerk vs clerk demographics

Here are the differences between career law clerks' and clerks' demographics:

	Career Law Clerk	Clerk
Average age	41	47
Gender ratio	Male, 23.0% Female, 77.0%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 8.4% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	13%	6%

Differences between career law clerk and clerk duties and responsibilities

Career law clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Analyze petitions for allowance of appeal, appellate briefs, and intermediate appellate opinions in preparing for disposition of discretionary appeals.
Develop presentations for state police officers to reinforce drunk driving and highway safety initiatives via PowerPoint.

Clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Administer financial bookkeeping by way of QuickBooks.
Bank reconciliation in QuickBooks and assist bookkeeper when need.
Maintain a high level of confidentiality as required by HIPAA.
Call DMV's and dealerships when liens are not perfect.

Career law clerk vs clerk skills

Common career law clerk skills

Litigation, 24%
Legal Issues, 15%
Criminal Cases, 15%
Pending Cases, 12%
Data Entry, 12%
Legal Research, 9%

Common clerk skills

Basic Math, 18%
Math, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 8%
POS, 5%