Numbers of Legal Occupations in Florida

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 62,840
2005 65,770
2006 64,700
2007 66,680
2008 63,640
2009 67,170
2010 68,750
2011 70,730
2012 75,290
2013 77,280
2014 78,290
2015 80,210
2016 82,940
2017 84,540
2018 85,280
2019 89,680

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 34,360
2005 36,530
2006 38,240
2007 38,480
2008 36,060
2009 38,740
2010 41,240
2011 42,460
2012 40,870
2013 40,960
2014 43,540
2015 46,770
2016 47,590
2017 47,630
2018 47,280
2019 47,900

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 1,460
2011 860
2016 200
2018 490
2019 620

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2004 470
2005 620
2006 480
2013 480
2014 510
2015 530
2016 550
2017 440
2018 450
2019 540

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 350
2005 260
2007 0
2008 1,150
2009 0
2010 550
2011 410
2012 310
2013 390
2014 420
2015 430
2016 310
2017 230
2018 280
2019 310

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2004 910
2005 910
2006 1,020
2007 1,050
2008 0
2009 250
2010 1,400
2011 1,300
2012 1,080
2013 1,040
2014 1,240
2015 1,370
2016 1,330
2017 1,230
2018 0
2019 1,380

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 19,790
2005 19,390
2006 20,330
2007 20,730
2008 21,270
2009 21,860
2010 19,690
2011 21,330
2012 23,240
2013 24,360
2014 23,000
2015 21,820
2016 24,430
2017 27,460
2018 30,230
2019 30,850

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 4,020
2005 4,770
2006 4,630
2007 4,640
2008 5,160
2009 5,130
2010 4,410
2011 4,370
2012 4,360
2013 4,650
2014 4,320
2015 4,060
2016 4,090
2017 4,450
2018 4,800
2019 5,750

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 2,940
2005 3,290
2006 0
2007 1,780
2008 0
2009 1,190
2010 0
2011 0
2012 5,430
2013 5,400
2014 5,260
2015 5,230
2016 4,440
2017 3,100
2018 1,750
2019 2,330