Numbers of Legal Occupations in National

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 943,010
2005 969,610
2006 959,800
2007 978,480
2008 985,340
2009 980,240
2010 974,220
2011 983,890
2012 1,004,430
2013 1,022,510
2014 1,034,570
2015 1,044,700
2016 1,057,820
2017 1,080,550
2018 1,113,410
2019 1,150,780

Individual occupations

Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers

Year Number
2012 641,010
2013 651,850
2014 663,910
2015 672,580
2016 680,990
2017 692,660
2018 708,140
2019 722,940

Lawyers and Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2012 593,120
2013 603,560
2014 614,970
2015 622,590
2016 632,940
2017 643,630
2018 659,100
2019 673,800

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 521,130
2005 529,190
2006 547,710
2007 555,770
2008 553,690
2009 556,790
2010 561,350
2011 570,950
2012 581,920
2013 592,670
2014 603,310
2015 609,930
2016 619,530
2017 628,370
2018 642,750
2019 657,170

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 25,150
2011 18,300
2012 11,200
2013 10,890
2014 11,660
2015 12,660
2016 13,410
2017 15,260
2018 16,350
2019 16,630

Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers

Year Number
2012 47,890
2013 48,290
2014 48,940
2015 49,990
2016 48,050
2017 49,030
2018 49,040
2019 49,140

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2004 14,830
2005 15,350
2006 14,470
2007 14,100
2008 13,370
2009 13,140
2010 14,310
2011 14,460
2012 14,150
2013 14,270
2014 14,140
2015 14,590
2016 14,540
2017 14,480
2018 14,280
2019 14,380

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 4,940
2005 5,780
2006 8,110
2007 8,810
2008 9,570
2009 8,110
2010 6,920
2011 6,880
2012 6,520
2013 6,830
2014 6,710
2015 6,380
2016 6,300
2017 6,110
2018 6,240
2019 6,090

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2004 25,500
2005 25,330
2006 25,870
2007 25,500
2008 25,470
2009 26,350
2010 25,900
2011 26,570
2012 27,220
2013 27,190
2014 28,090
2015 29,020
2016 27,210
2017 28,440
2018 28,520
2019 28,670

Legal Support Workers

Year Number
2012 363,420
2013 370,660
2014 370,660
2015 372,120
2016 376,830
2017 387,890
2018 405,270
2019 427,840

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2012 267,030
2013 271,320
2014 272,580
2015 271,930
2016 277,310
2017 290,410
2018 309,940
2019 329,870

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 253,320
2005 258,320
2006 261,320
2007 272,430
2008 284,540
2009 279,440
2010 247,940
2011 252,250
2012 267,030
2013 271,320
2014 272,580
2015 271,930
2016 277,310
2017 290,410
2018 309,940
2019 329,870

Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers

Year Number
2012 96,390
2013 99,340
2014 98,080
2015 100,190
2016 99,520
2017 97,480
2018 95,330
2019 97,970

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 53,700
2005 64,580
2006 63,410
2007 62,200
2008 59,390
2009 56,820
2010 50,490
2011 49,760
2012 49,390
2013 53,640
2014 52,960
2015 54,620
2016 54,560
2017 53,040
2018 52,180
2019 52,890

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 69,590
2005 71,060
2006 38,910
2007 39,670
2008 39,310
2009 39,590
2010 42,160
2011 44,720
2012 47,000
2013 45,700
2014 45,120
2015 45,570
2016 44,960
2017 44,440
2018 43,150
2019 45,080