Intake clerk vs legal clerk

The differences between intake clerks and legal clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an intake clerk, becoming a legal clerk takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an intake clerk has an average salary of $35,991, which is higher than the $35,152 average annual salary of a legal clerk.

The top three skills for an intake clerk include data entry, patients and government assistance. The most important skills for a legal clerk are litigation, legal correspondence, and subpoenas.

Intake clerk vs legal clerk overview

	Intake Clerk	Legal Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,991	$35,152
Hourly rate	$17.30	$16.90
Growth rate	-5%	14%
Number of jobs	68,222	74,069
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	2	12

Intake clerk vs legal clerk salary

Intake clerks and legal clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Intake Clerk	Legal Clerk
Average salary	$35,991	$35,152
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $44,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District	Diodes Incorporated
Best paying industry	Government	Professional

Differences between intake clerk and legal clerk education

There are a few differences between an intake clerk and a legal clerk in terms of educational background:

	Intake Clerk	Legal Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	University of Pennsylvania

Intake clerk vs legal clerk demographics

Here are the differences between intake clerks' and legal clerks' demographics:

	Intake Clerk	Legal Clerk
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 16.3% Female, 83.7%	Male, 39.9% Female, 60.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between intake clerk and legal clerk duties and responsibilities

Intake clerk example responsibilities.

Verify all primary insurance including Medicare, Medicaid, and third party and manage care policies.
Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Perform daily public contact work such as collecting and copying information from TANF and other DHS participants.
Prepare surgery relate paperwork in advance to facilitate the surgical process for timely surgical procedures.
Distribute programmatic service literature and general information to TANF and other DHS participants and providers.
Follow all HIPPA rules and regulations for patient privacy

Legal clerk example responsibilities.

Complete accounting and payroll functions.- gather and process client documents.- manage daily operations of office.
Maintain and organize litigation materials; litigation management; process correspondence, and various clerical duties, including filing/copying/package assembly.
Process civil, probate and small claims cases, issue writs, abstracts, summons, defaults and judgments.
Assist or draft wills, power of attorney, revocable living trusts, probate, adoptions, ERISA and Medicaid eligibility.
Serve subpoenas and notice and draft related affidavits.
Conduct conference calls independently with clients to gather information to answer interrogatories.

Intake clerk vs legal clerk skills

Common intake clerk skills

Data Entry, 27%
Patients, 22%
Government Assistance, 11%
Computer System, 5%
Front Desk, 5%
Appointment Scheduling, 3%

Common legal clerk skills

Litigation, 13%
Legal Correspondence, 9%
Subpoenas, 7%
Legal Research, 6%
Trial Preparation, 5%
Law Firm, 5%