ANZSCO 5992

Court and Legal Clerks

Overview

EMPLOYED

18,500

PART-TIME SHARE

35%

FEMALE SHARE

65%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,384

MEDIAN AGE

28

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

900

About this data

Summary

Court and Legal Clerks provide administrative and operational support to Legal Professionals by performing clerical work associated with the functions of courts, legal practices and the administration of trusts and estates.

Tasks

  • Listing actions for hearing and processing documentation for court actions
  • Documenting details of court proceedings, actions and decisions
  • Enforcing the law as an officer of the court by executing court orders such as eviction notices
  • Serving legal orders and documents such as summonses and subpoenas
  • Organising jury and witness lists, and summonsing and swearing in juries and witnesses
  • Maintaining order in court and hearing rooms and adjacent areas
  • Assisting Solicitors in areas of conveyancing, contracts, common law, probate and other legal practice matters
  • Satisfying statutory requirements, establishing beneficial entitlements and distributing assets
  • Maintaining probate and trust files, investing trust funds and administering accounts

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Court and Legal Clerks All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 65% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,384 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $37 $43

    Industries

    Court and Legal Clerks work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    26.0%

    Victoria

    40.1%

    Queensland

    19.3%

    South Australia

    5.3%

    Tasmania

    1.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.0%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Court and Legal Clerks All Occupations
    Median age 28 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 65% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Court and Legal Clerks
    15–19 5.2 2.4
    20–24 9.1 23.6
    25–34 22.7 26.2
    35–44 22.3 15.6
    45–54 20.4 15.6
    55–59 8.8 6.8
    60–64 6.5 5.4
    65 and Over 4.9 4.4

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Court and Legal Clerks
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 7.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 26.0
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 12.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 12.2
    Year 12 15.9 29.1
    Year 11 4.0 3.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.9
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.