Numbers of Legal Occupations in Nebraska

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 4,200
2005 4,400
2006 4,290
2007 4,180
2008 4,340
2009 4,190
2010 3,980
2011 4,100
2012 4,580
2013 5,110
2014 4,910
2015 4,670
2016 4,630
2017 4,990
2018 5,160
2019 5,230

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 2,590
2005 2,490
2006 2,540
2007 2,480
2008 2,510
2009 2,480
2010 2,310
2011 2,510
2012 2,800
2013 3,050
2014 2,950
2015 2,860
2016 2,920
2017 2,950
2018 2,910
2019 2,930

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 140
2011 80
2014 30
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 50
2019 80

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2005 30
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2016 70
2017 70
2018 80

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2008 30
2009 30
2010 30
2012 40
2013 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 760
2005 950
2006 930
2007 1,120
2008 1,300
2009 1,280
2010 1,090
2011 1,010
2012 1,070
2013 1,340
2014 1,340
2015 1,330
2016 1,250
2017 1,560
2018 1,740
2019 1,830

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 680
2005 780
2006 770
2007 490
2008 390
2009 280
2010 330
2011 440
2012 610
2013 610
2014 510
2015 340
2016 260
2017 270
2018 300
2019 320

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 170
2005 150
2006 50
2007 50
2008 70
2009 90
2010 80
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 80
2015 90
2016 90
2017 100
2018 80
2019 70