Court Administrator
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Court Administrator manages operations and administrative work for a local, state or federal court. Coordinates scheduling for court cases and manages record keeping. Works with judges and directs the work of administrative staff.
Job Outlook
There were 149 Court Administrator job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 3161 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Public Administrator industry, which includes the Court Administrator career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Court Administrator jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $89,172.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $91,291.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Court Administrator postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $57,691.
Education and Experience
Posted Court Administrator jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 32.77% |
| Master's Degree | 9.84% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3.29% |
| Other | 33.53% |
Posted Court Administrator jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 42.44% |
| 3 to 5 years | 48.16% |
| 6 to 8 years | 7.25% |
| 9+ years | 2.15% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Court Administrator positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (40.59%)
- Management (37.9%)
- Operations (37.3%)
- Clerical Works (24.52%)
- Customer Service (22.59%)
- Administrative Functions (22.43%)
- Research (20.78%)
- Writing (20.03%)
- Coordinating (19.55%)
- Planning (18.82%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Administrative Support (32.44%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Office Equipment (16.48%)
- Legal Hearings (14.5%)
- Data Entry (18.9%)
- Court Systems (20.79%)
- Accounting (10.7%)
- Case Management (14.28%)
- Auditing (11.39%)
- Social Work (9.45%)
- Docketing (Court) (8.11%)
- Public Administration (18.81%)
- Finance (8.67%)
- Invoicing (5.95%)
- Probation (8.71%)
- Statistics (11.09%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Court Administrator skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Administrative Assistant
- Administrative Specialist
- Case Administrator
- Court Coordinator
- Court Analyst
- Court Specialist
- Judicial Specialist
- Administrative Professional
- Judicial Assistant
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Court Administrator jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- State Of Texas (311)
- State of North Carolina (66)
- New York State Unified Court System (58)
- Commonwealth of Kentucky (50)
- Gwinnett County (49)
- United States Federal Judiciary (45)
- Colorado Judicial Branch (37)
- Abc Legal Services (28)
- State of Missouri (28)
- Department Of Corrections (25)
North Carolina
- State of North Carolina (66)
- N.C Department Of Transportation (12)
- Guilford County (5)
- City Of Wilmington, Nc (3)
- UNC Health (3)
- City Of Reidsville (2)
- Abc Legal Services (2)
- Alamance County Government (2)
- City Of Wilmington (2)
- Friend To Friend (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Leadership in the Public Sector Undergraduate Degrees
- Leadership in the Public Sector Undergraduate Certificates
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.