Recorder vs municipal clerk

The differences between recorders and municipal clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a recorder, becoming a municipal clerk takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a municipal clerk has an average salary of $49,549, which is higher than the $36,137 average annual salary of a recorder.

The top three skills for a recorder include real property, computer system and audio equipment. The most important skills for a municipal clerk are meeting agendas, payroll, and utility billing.

Recorder vs municipal clerk overview

	Recorder	Municipal Clerk
Yearly salary	$36,137	$49,549
Hourly rate	$17.37	$23.82
Growth rate	5%	-
Number of jobs	169	66,532
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	43	49
Years of experience	2	4

Recorder vs municipal clerk salary

Recorders and municipal clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recorder	Municipal Clerk
Average salary	$36,137	$49,549
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $50,000	Between $35,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between recorder and municipal clerk education

There are a few differences between a recorder and a municipal clerk in terms of educational background:

	Recorder	Municipal Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Recorder vs municipal clerk demographics

Here are the differences between recorders' and municipal clerks' demographics:

	Recorder	Municipal Clerk
Average age	43	49
Gender ratio	Male, 44.2% Female, 55.8%	Male, 16.0% Female, 84.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 8.8% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 4.1% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	10%

Differences between recorder and municipal clerk duties and responsibilities

Recorder example responsibilities.

Skil in HTML to help update and manage the company websites.
Develop and manage external financial relationships between clients and the IRS.
Transcribe and proofread legal proceedings such as hearings, trials and jury selection.
Configure stock room lay out to expedite (SMT) component picks for production builds
Record sound for various productions shoot in-house as well as contracted by outside producers.
Perform office duties like, invoicing orders in QuickBooks, answering phones, scanning and returning record documents to clients.

Municipal clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Assist the city clerk with financial transactions and are responsible for payroll, accounts payable and quarterly reports.
Perform employees payroll and expedite requests for personnel action, prepare purchase requisitions and other administrative transactions.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Order and return close court files through Jims system.

Recorder vs municipal clerk skills

Common recorder skills

Real Property, 16%
Computer System, 13%
Audio Equipment, 13%
Legal Descriptions, 9%
Windows, 9%
Real Estate Transactions, 8%

Common municipal clerk skills

Meeting Agendas, 22%
Payroll, 22%
Utility Billing, 9%
Borough, 5%
Public Officials, 4%
Notary, 3%