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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Illinois

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 40,340
2005 42,810
2006 46,960
2007 47,850
2008 44,800
2009 44,490
2010 42,000
2011 42,530
2012 43,500
2013 45,630
2014 44,720
2015 45,100
2016 43,990
2017 45,610
2018 48,940
2019 50,040

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 27,270
2005 28,710
2006 32,340
2007 32,200
2008 31,010
2009 29,780
2010 28,720
2011 28,320
2012 28,220
2013 29,090
2014 29,810
2015 30,220
2016 30,250
2017 30,170
2018 31,260
2019 31,270

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 1,660
2011 1,410
2012 760
2013 520
2014 0
2015 360
2016 160
2017 280
2018 330
2019 320

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 610
2005 610
2006 680
2007 680
2009 630
2012 340
2013 520
2014 530
2015 570
2016 540
2017 580
2018 550
2019 550

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 90
2005 120
2006 130
2007 150
2008 230
2009 210
2010 210
2011 230
2012 220
2013 260
2014 200
2015 190
2016 220
2017 380
2018 310
2019 300

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 1,030
2005 1,100
2006 1,060
2007 1,060
2008 0
2009 1,090
2010 1,060
2011 1,060
2013 310
2018 1,070
2019 1,070

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 7,510
2005 7,910
2006 9,270
2007 10,420
2008 10,890
2009 10,530
2010 9,010
2011 9,820
2012 11,360
2013 12,390
2014 12,070
2015 11,140
2016 10,390
2017 12,070
2018 13,540
2019 13,980

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 1,470
2005 1,610
2006 1,880
2007 2,010
2008 1,560
2009 1,200
2010 1,340
2011 1,690
2012 1,450
2013 1,240
2014 1,060
2015 1,580
2016 1,620
2017 1,250
2018 1,070
2019 1,750

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,360
2005 2,750
2006 1,600
2007 1,330
2008 1,110
2009 1,050
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1,150
2013 1,300
2014 1,050
2015 1,040
2016 810
2017 880
2018 810
2019 800