Numbers of Legal Occupations in Michigan

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year	Number
2004	23,530
2005	22,960
2006	22,480
2007	22,900
2008	23,290
2009	22,140
2010	21,280
2011	21,770
2012	21,960
2013	22,760
2014	22,540
2015	22,810
2016	24,440
2017	25,570
2018	22,100
2019	24,740

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year	Number
2004	14,840
2005	14,410
2006	14,490
2007	14,550
2008	14,060
2009	13,290
2010	12,790
2011	13,740
2012	14,190
2013	14,480
2014	14,810
2015	14,230
2016	14,850
2017	15,100
2018	14,550
2019	14,320

Judicial Law Clerks

Year	Number
2010	470
2011	390
2012	170
2013	220
2014	0
2015	0
2016	0
2017	220
2018	210
2019	190

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year	Number
2004	200
2005	310
2006	320
2007	330
2008	300
2009	370
2010	430
2011	490
2012	460
2013	390
2014	350
2015	430
2016	470
2017	420
2018	380
2019	370

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year	Number
2004	170
2005	190
2006	320
2007	280
2008	410
2009	270
2010	240
2011	200
2012	170
2013	210
2014	230
2015	270
2016	300
2017	190
2018	220
2019	250

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year	Number
2004	970
2005	720
2006	800
2007	720
2008	720
2009	700
2010	680
2011	600
2012	620
2013	710
2014	0
2015	0
2016	780
2017	620
2018	630
2019	600

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year	Number
2004	5,050
2005	4,710
2006	4,320
2007	4,940
2008	5,410
2009	5,620
2010	4,970
2011	4,760
2012	4,900
2013	5,180
2014	5,340
2015	5,300
2016	5,570
2017	6,250
2018	6,110
2019	7,060

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year	Number
2004	1,330
2005	1,590
2006	1,390
2007	1,180
2008	1,440
2009	1,160
2010	1,210
2011	1,080
2012	970
2013	1,030
2014	1,140
2015	1,770
2016	1,720
2017	2,030
2018	0
2019	1,950

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	970
2005	1,030
2006	840
2007	900
2008	950
2009	730
2010	490
2011	510
2012	480
2013	540
2014	670
2015	810
2016	750
2017	740