Numbers of Legal Occupations in Columbus, OH

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year	Number
2005	7,230
2006	5,380
2007	5,640
2008	5,990
2009	5,950
2010	5,920
2011	5,730
2012	6,300
2013	6,400
2014	6,800
2015	6,640
2016	6,660
2017	6,420
2018	8,160
2019	7,690

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year	Number
2005	3,420
2006	3,490
2007	3,110
2008	3,190
2009	2,930
2010	3,480
2011	3,550
2012	3,820
2013	3,630
2014	3,810
2015	3,570
2016	3,690
2017	3,690
2018	4,680
2019	4,850

Judicial Law Clerks

Year	Number
2010	280
2011	140
2012	70
2013	60
2014	60
2015	60
2016	60
2017	60
2018	40
2019	40

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year	Number
2005	850
2012	110
2013	110
2014	110
2015	110
2016	100
2017	110
2018	130
2019	0

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year	Number
2005	30
2007	40
2008	50
2009	50
2010	30
2011	30
2012	0
2016	30
2017	30

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year	Number
2007	150
2008	160
2009	410
2010	170
2011	160
2012	300
2013	290
2014	300
2015	310
2016	320
2017	410
2018	430
2019	410

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year	Number
2005	1,240
2006	1,370
2007	1,540
2008	1,840
2009	1,750
2010	1,290
2011	1,300
2012	1,350
2013	1,650
2014	1,780
2015	1,770
2016	1,770
2017	1,790
2018	2,110
2019	2,240

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year	Number
2005	450
2006	520
2007	800
2008	750
2009	810
2010	670
2011	550
2012	650
2013	660
2014	480
2015	460
2016	330
2017	0
2018	620
2019	0

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,240
2011	0
2014	260
2015	360
2016	360
2017	330
2018	150
2019	150