Pit clerk vs court clerk

The differences between pit clerks and court clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a court clerk has an average salary of $36,328, which is higher than the $35,795 average annual salary of a pit clerk.

The top three skills for a pit clerk include data entry, table fills and customer service. The most important skills for a court clerk are data entry, customer service, and subpoenas.

Pit clerk vs court clerk overview

	Pit Clerk	Court Clerk
Yearly salary	$35,795	$36,328
Hourly rate	$17.21	$17.47
Growth rate	17%	-
Number of jobs	66,387	69,560
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	45	49
Years of experience	-	-

Pit clerk vs court clerk salary

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

	Pit Clerk	Court Clerk
Average salary	$35,795	$36,328
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $45,000	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 pit clerk and court clerk education

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

	Pit Clerk	Court Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pit clerk vs court clerk demographics

Here are the differences between pit clerks' and court clerks' demographics:

	Pit Clerk	Court Clerk
Average age	45	49
Gender ratio	Male, 27.9% Female, 72.1%	Male, 17.0% Female, 83.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 14.9% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	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	7%	10%

Differences between pit clerk and court clerk duties and responsibilities

Pit clerk example responsibilities.

Manage A/R transactions, prepare weekly account reconciliation's, perform research/ adjustments on A/P and A/R discrepancy accounts.
Retrieve customer credit information on CRT.
Input data using 10 key into MGM computer system.
Open players cards memberships for new players in the MGM system.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Count daily out of stocks using the Telxon handheld, and enter the information onto the Safeway intranet for ordering purposes.

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.

Pit clerk vs court clerk skills

Common pit clerk skills

Data Entry, 41%
Table Fills, 11%
Customer Service, 10%
Player Ratings, 8%
Floor Supervisors, 7%
Casino Floor, 5%

Common court clerk skills

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

Updated January 8, 2025

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