Federal appellate clerk vs court clerk

The differences between federal appellate clerks and court clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a federal appellate clerk has an average salary of $42,056, which is higher than the $36,328 average annual salary of a court clerk.

The top three skills for a federal appellate clerk include appeals, legal research and legal analysis. The most important skills for a court clerk are data entry, customer service, and subpoenas.

Federal appellate clerk vs court clerk overview

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Court Clerk
Yearly salary	$42,056	$36,328
Hourly rate	$20.22	$17.47
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	67,104	69,560
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	41	49
Years of experience	-	-

Federal appellate clerk vs court clerk salary

Federal appellate clerks and court clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Court Clerk
Average salary	$42,056	$36,328
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $58,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Edmonds, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Wayne County, Michigan
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between federal appellate clerk and court clerk education

There are a few differences between a federal appellate clerk and a court clerk in terms of educational background:

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Court Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Law	Business
Most common college	-	-

Federal appellate clerk vs court clerk demographics

Here are the differences between federal appellate clerks' and court clerks' demographics:

	Federal Appellate Clerk	Court Clerk
Average age	41	49
Gender ratio	Male, 17.4% Female, 82.6%	Male, 17.0% Female, 83.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 7.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 4.1% White, 59.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	10%

Differences between federal appellate clerk and court clerk duties and responsibilities

Federal appellate clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Attend conferences with clients at the ACI.
Process tax payments-complete company payroll -process utility payments -File management -Answered phone calls and provide customers with the information they request
Detail oriented information authorize includes signatures, official public records, and certification of notary.

Court clerk example responsibilities.

Manage operations and LAN, plus data interchange with other agencies.
Receive and record payments of fees or fines, process notary commissions, order files and purge old files for achieves.
Answer public inquiries in terms of judicial proceedings, trial dates and witness fees along with preparing probation orders and summonses.
Maintain report for NCIC reports.
Count ballots and sign summons when necessary.
Handle daily operations of filing child support summons.

Federal appellate clerk vs court clerk skills

Common federal appellate clerk skills

Appeals, 38%
Legal Research, 21%
Legal Analysis, 20%
Oral Arguments, 20%

Common court clerk skills

Data Entry, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Subpoenas, 5%
Court Dates, 5%
Bench Warrants, 4%
Court Orders, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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