Docket clerk vs clerical associate

The differences between docket clerks and clerical associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a docket clerk has an average salary of $41,942, which is higher than the $30,024 average annual salary of a clerical associate.

The top three skills for a docket clerk include data entry, litigation and due dates. The most important skills for a clerical associate are patients, data entry, and customer service.

Docket clerk vs clerical associate overview

	Docket Clerk	Clerical Associate
Yearly salary	$41,942	$30,024
Hourly rate	$20.16	$14.43
Growth rate	-	-5%
Number of jobs	72,603	78,648
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Average age	49	47
Years of experience	-	2

What does a docket clerk do?

A docket clerk schedules court sessions, legal hearings, and all proceedings related to the judiciary branch of the government. Whether at courthouses or law firms, they are the frontline when questions related to court sessions, court appeals, and even on the communication of judges and parties involved in the case. They are the ones, who with the approval of judges, parties and attorneys, take notes of the case's schedule, continuous or new, and put it in the calendar.

What does a clerical associate do?

A clerical associate is someone who carries out administrative tasks. Clerical associates photocopy, distribute mail, put together mailings, send faxes, respond to emails, and type letters. The associate's order office supplies, convey messages to staff members, handle payroll, and manage conference rooms. They check records for information accuracy and policy and procedure conformity. It is part of their responsibilities to perform projects for patient care facilitation. Also, they provide support to the mental health clinic in terms of patient care and satisfaction survey distribution and collection.

Docket clerk vs clerical associate salary

Docket clerks and clerical associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Docket Clerk	Clerical Associate
Average salary	$41,942	$30,024
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $68,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Bakersfield, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Alaska
Best paying company	Mayer Brown	GBS
Best paying industry	Professional	Government

Differences between docket clerk and clerical associate education

There are a few differences between a docket clerk and a clerical associate in terms of educational background:

	Docket Clerk	Clerical Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Docket clerk vs clerical associate demographics

Here are the differences between docket clerks' and clerical associates' demographics:

	Docket Clerk	Clerical Associate
Average age	49	47
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 20.3% Female, 79.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 4.0% White, 57.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 7.7% White, 53.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	10%	6%

Differences between docket clerk and clerical associate duties and responsibilities

Docket clerk example responsibilities.

Verify all primary insurance including Medicare, Medicaid, and third party and manage care policies.
Programme court entries on electronic databases and expedite subpoenas to deputy sheriffs.
Maintain patient medications in a secure environment inventory and record all incoming medications to maintain patient confidentiality per HIPPA requirements.
Skip trace, collection porcedures then refer to investigator.NCIC prepare cases for court.

Clerical associate example responsibilities.

Manage operational FedEx relationship through order fulfillment, shipment tracking, and communication with parties involve in shipment transaction.
Apply ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS codes for outpatient treatments.
Obtain and properly distributes messages using EMR.
Fax radiology reports and make calls regarding abnormal reports.
Coordinate patient radiology exams as well as patient procedures.
Update clinical records associate with patient visits in MYSIS EMR system.

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Docket clerk vs clerical associate skills

Common docket clerk skills

Data Entry, 11%
Litigation, 11%
Due Dates, 6%
IP, 5%
PTO, 4%
CPI, 4%

Common clerical associate skills

Patients, 23%
Data Entry, 11%
Customer Service, 11%
Phone Calls, 5%
Clerical Functions, 5%
Patient Care, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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