NOC 14103: Court clerks and related court services occupations
What court clerks and related court services occupations do
Court clerks and workers in related court services occupations perform administrative, security, and other support functions for courts of law such as scheduling trials, processing service fees, calling court to order, preparing court dockets and maintaining exhibits, recording trial proceedings and maintaining court records. They also facilitate court security and public safety, liaise with law enforcement organizations, and provide support to the judiciary. They are employed by federal, provincial, territorial and municipal courts and by police forces.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Court clerks
- Call courts of law to order, read charges, take pleas from defendants, swear in witnesses and perform other clerical functions in the courtrooms
- Prepare court files, court dockets and other documents
- Record main court proceedings, including pleas, names of witnesses, dates, times and rulings
- Manage care and custody of court exhibits
- Prepare documents for and participate in jury selection
- Update and maintain court office paper and electronic indexes and files on actions taken by court or in response to court decisions
- Receive, disburse and account for fines, fees and trust monies
- Assist the public in court offices.
- Court officers
- Stock courtrooms with necessary materials before trials
- Escort the judge to the courtroom
- Maintain the security and safety of the judge and courtroom
- Monitor proceedings and uphold the rules and procedures of the court
- Read charges and take pleas from defendants
- Transport prisoners to and from the court house and detention centres, psychiatric hospitals, police divisions, or elsewhere
- Maintain the security of prisoners in the cell area of courthouses and while escorting prisoners to and from courtrooms or elsewhere
- Maintain prisoner records.
- Court administrators
- Coordinate administrative services and establish work priorities for court staff
- Supervise court clerks and other court services occupations
- Schedule court trials, pre-trial conferences and hearings
- Oversee the maintenance of judicial court records
- Assist in preparing annual budgets
- May assist in the management of personnel, operations, and the court facilities.
Job titles under NOC 14103
25 job titles are classified here, including court administrator, court clerk, court clerk supervisor.
- clerk of proceedings - courts
- clerk of process - courts
- county court clerk
- court administrator
- court clerk
- court clerk supervisor
- court clerk-crier
- court deputy administrator
- court liaison
- court officer
- court services coordinator
- court supervisor
- courtroom clerk
- courtroom officer
- criminal court clerk
- family court administrator
- judicial clerk
- judicial officer - court administrative services
- judicial official
- judicial services administrator
- prosecution clerk
- provincial court clerk
- small claims court supervisor
- Supreme Court clerk
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- On-the-job training is provided for court officers, court clerks, and court liaison officers.
- Special Constable Certification may be required for court officers and court liaison officers.
- Court clerks and court officers may require a 1-2 year post-secondary diploma in office administration or equivalent.
- Court administrators usually require a 1-2 year post-secondary diploma, or may require a university degree in law, business administration, judicial administration, or related field.
- Some experience as a court clerks may be required for court administrators.
- Experience in clerical services, administration and management, and personnel information systems may be required for court administrators.
Court clerks and related court services occupations wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $24.00/hr | $29.81/hr | $37.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $25.50/hr | $32.00/hr | $36.22/hr |
Montréal QC | $20.39/hr | $25.49/hr | $33.76/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $24.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $38.00/hr |
Calgary AB | $24.91/hr | $30.65/hr | $36.69/hr |
Edmonton AB | $24.39/hr | $30.14/hr | $35.79/hr |
Ottawa ON | $23.62/hr | $30.71/hr | $39.80/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $19.00/hr | $26.89/hr | $44.26/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $21.00/hr | $25.76/hr | $44.86/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $24.61/hr | $31.46/hr | $38.30/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $23.46/hr | $31.76/hr | $42.47/hr |
London ON | $23.92/hr | $30.39/hr | $39.03/hr |
Halifax NS | $22.61/hr | $29.95/hr | $37.01/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $26.19/hr | $30.64/hr | $40.85/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $21.61/hr | $29.83/hr | $46.42/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $24.04/hr | $31.50/hr | $40.51/hr |
Nova Scotia | $22.00/hr | $28.59/hr | $54.13/hr |
New Brunswick | $25.64/hr | $31.50/hr | $39.42/hr |
Quebec | $21.00/hr | $25.76/hr | $44.86/hr |
Ontario | $25.00/hr | $30.56/hr | $36.22/hr |
Manitoba | $19.00/hr | $26.89/hr | $44.26/hr |
Saskatchewan | $23.00/hr | $30.50/hr | $57.69/hr |
Alberta | $23.60/hr | $29.99/hr | $36.23/hr |
British Columbia | $24.00/hr | $30.00/hr | $38.00/hr |
Using NOC 14103 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 25 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Administrative assistant - judicial (NOC 13111)
- Court reporters, medical transcriptionists and related occupations (NOC 12110)
- Judicial assistant (NOC 13111)
- Law clerk (NOC 42200)
- Sheriffs and bailiffs (NOC 43200)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for court clerks and related court services occupations?
Court clerks and related court services occupations are NOC 2021 unit group 14103. Example job titles in this group include court administrator, court clerk, court clerk supervisor, court clerk-crier.
What TEER is NOC 14103?
NOC 14103 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do court clerks and related court services occupations earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $29.81/hr, about $58,000 a year full-time, with a range of $24.00/hr to $37.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.