Numbers of Legal Occupations in Arkansas

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year	Number
2004	5,130
2005	5,440
2006	5,480
2007	5,680
2008	5,660
2009	5,300
2010	6,880
2011	6,580
2012	6,450
2013	6,060
2014	6,720
2015	6,440
2016	6,200
2017	6,050
2018	6,260
2019	6,300

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year	Number
2004	2,320
2005	2,390
2006	2,670
2007	2,940
2008	2,850
2009	2,440
2010	3,390
2011	3,440
2012	3,410
2013	3,090
2014	3,660
2015	3,240
2016	3,040
2017	2,730
2018	3,150
2019	3,160

Judicial Law Clerks

Year	Number
2010	280
2011	160
2012	90
2013	90
2014	90
2015	70
2016	70
2017	70
2018	50
2019	50

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year	Number
2005	240
2006	230
2007	200
2008	190
2009	90
2010	290
2011	360
2012	500
2013	500
2014	420
2015	410
2016	380
2017	380
2018	300
2019	230

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year	Number
2004	0
2005	0
2006	0
2007	0
2008	40
2015	30
2017	40

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year	Number
2004	140
2005	190
2006	130
2007	150
2008	150
2009	160
2010	160
2011	160
2012	320
2013	330
2014	340
2015	320
2016	320
2017	300
2018	280
2019	230

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year	Number
2004	1,450
2005	1,470
2006	1,560
2007	1,620
2008	1,790
2009	1,770
2010	1,910
2011	1,730
2012	1,390
2013	1,280
2014	1,370
2015	1,410
2016	1,490
2017	1,670
2018	1,890
2019	2,060

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year	Number
2004	840
2005	760
2006	620
2007	620
2008	560
2009	700
2010	690
2011	570
2012	450
2013	490
2014	530
2015	730
2016	620
2017	600
2018	410
2019	460

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	380
2005	390
2006	270
2007	150
2008	80
2009	140
2010	160
2011	160
2012	290
2013	280
2014	310
2015	230
2016	280
2017	260
2018	180
2019	110