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Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

What They Do: Perform clerical duties for courts of law, municipalities, or governmental licensing agencies and bureaus. May prepare docket of cases to be called; secure information for judges and court; prepare draft agendas or bylaws for town or city council; answer official correspondence; keep fiscal records and accounts; issue licenses or permits; and record data, administer tests, or collect fees.

Also Called: City ClerkCity RecorderCourt ClerkLicense ClerkLicense SpecialistMotor Vehicle Field Representative (MVFR)Motor Vehicle Licensing ClerkMunicipal ClerkPermits SpecialistTown Clerk

Resource Details

Abilities

Namedescription
Oral ComprehensionThe ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral ExpressionThe ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Near VisionThe ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech RecognitionThe ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written ComprehensionThe ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive ReasoningThe ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Information OrderingThe ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Problem SensitivityThe ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech ClarityThe ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written ExpressionThe ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.