Numbers of Legal Occupations in Massachusetts

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year	Number
2004	23,110
2005	24,800
2006	24,100
2007	25,130
2008	24,230
2009	23,460
2010	24,650
2011	24,240
2012	25,440
2013	25,350
2014	24,670
2015	25,040
2016	26,320
2017	26,600
2018	27,000
2019	26,310

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year	Number
2004	14,480
2005	14,130
2006	13,240
2007	14,410
2008	15,490
2009	15,780
2010	16,710
2011	16,250
2012	17,460
2013	17,530
2014	17,180
2015	16,850
2016	17,440
2017	17,820
2018	18,420
2019	18,750

Judicial Law Clerks

Year	Number
2010	240
2011	110

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year	Number
2005	190
2006	180
2007	180
2008	190
2010	60
2011	60
2012	70
2013	70
2014	70
2015	110
2016	140
2017	160
2018	140
2019	200

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year	Number
2004	90
2006	290
2007	350
2008	350
2009	330
2010	320
2011	0
2012	200
2013	130
2014	140
2015	110
2016	90
2017	80
2018	220
2019	200

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year	Number
2005	740
2006	740
2007	810

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year	Number
2004	6,470
2005	7,740
2006	8,450
2007	8,190
2008	7,520
2009	7,060
2010	6,530
2011	6,770
2012	6,750
2013	6,690
2014	6,700
2015	7,440
2016	7,880
2017	7,720
2018	7,330
2019	6,840

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year	Number
2004	480
2005	560
2006	470
2007	570
2008	680
2009	0
2010	540
2011	790
2012	700
2013	710
2014	360
2015	280
2016	480
2017	530
2018	590
2019	0

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	1,590
2005	1,440
2006	730
2007	620
2008	0
2009	290
2010	250
2011	260
2012	260
2013	220
2014	220
2015	250
2016	290
2017	290
2018	300
2019	320