Court magistrate vs deputy county clerk

The differences between court magistrates and deputy county clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a court magistrate has an average salary of $54,050, which is higher than the $42,857 average annual salary of a deputy county clerk.

The top three skills for a court magistrate include court dates, bench warrants and appeals. The most important skills for a deputy county clerk are customer service, data entry, and birth certificates.

Court magistrate vs deputy county clerk overview

	Court Magistrate	Deputy County Clerk
Yearly salary	$54,050	$42,857
Hourly rate	$25.99	$20.60
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	763	68,416
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Court magistrate vs deputy county clerk salary

Court magistrates and deputy county clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Court Magistrate	Deputy County Clerk
Average salary	$54,050	$42,857
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $75,000	Between $29,000 And $62,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Lake County
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between court magistrate and deputy county clerk education

There are a few differences between a court magistrate and a deputy county clerk in terms of educational background:

	Court Magistrate	Deputy County Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Law	Business
Most common college	-	-

Court magistrate vs deputy county clerk demographics

Here are the differences between court magistrates' and deputy county clerks' demographics:

	Court Magistrate	Deputy County Clerk
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%	Male, 25.8% Female, 74.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.5% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 4.2% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% Asian, 4.1% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between court magistrate and deputy county clerk duties and responsibilities

Court magistrate example responsibilities.

Receive and record payments of fees or fines, process notary commissions, order files and purge old files for achieves.
Issue various types of court processes such as arrest warrants, summonses, search warrants, subpoenas, and civil warrants.
Process surety bonds; enter bond information and ensure data are recorded accurately; expedite actions for bond-relate requests.
Docket electronic records through AZTEC.

Deputy county clerk example responsibilities.

Assist with issuing marriage license, answering general probate questions, helping with county payroll, and confirming insurance deductions.
Compose file on defendant, including BCI record and previous arrests.
Assist patrons with AOP legal documents, filing probate cases, guardianship, and mental health.
Renew taxes and registrations on vehicles, notary service, record marriagelicenses, and also help during elections.
Audit and process insurance refunds, prepare deduction vouchers, process stop payments and the reissue of payroll checks.
Probate ClerkDuties include filing probate documents, preparing files for court, correspondence with attorneys, assisting the public.

Court magistrate vs deputy county clerk skills

Common court magistrate skills

Court Dates, 26%
Bench Warrants, 18%
Appeals, 13%
Subpoenas, 12%
NCIC, 12%
Bench Trials, 8%

Common deputy county clerk skills

Customer Service, 15%
Data Entry, 13%
Birth Certificates, 5%
Payroll, 5%
Court Orders, 4%
Law Enforcement, 4%