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Numbers of Legal Occupations in New Jersey

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 31,360
2005 32,240
2006 32,460
2007 32,480
2008 31,750
2009 31,550
2010 30,660
2011 30,910
2012 29,760
2013 29,560
2014 29,700
2015 30,930
2016 32,130
2017 33,400
2018 33,610
2019 33,660

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 20,850
2005 20,520
2006 20,530
2007 20,310
2008 20,060
2009 20,260
2010 20,010
2011 20,100
2012 18,430
2013 18,740
2014 19,210
2015 19,900
2016 19,870
2017 20,730
2018 21,070
2019 21,690

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 880
2011 730
2012 500
2013 510
2014 550
2015 540
2016 550
2017 540
2018 550
2019 550

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 360
2005 380
2006 380
2007 350
2008 340
2009 280
2010 300
2011 300
2012 310
2013 310
2014 320
2015 300
2016 290
2017 300
2018 300
2019 300

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 80
2005 90
2006 100
2007 100
2008 130
2009 140
2010 80
2011 60
2012 60
2013 70
2014 90
2015 50
2016 50
2017 100
2018 120
2019 130

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 1,030
2005 1,050
2006 1,080
2007 960
2008 1,020
2009 1,030
2010 1,050
2011 1,000
2012 1,000
2013 1,000
2014 1,010
2015 1,020
2016 970
2017 1,020
2018 1,020
2019 1,070

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 6,720
2005 7,230
2006 6,880
2007 7,250
2008 7,970
2009 7,910
2010 6,530
2011 6,790
2012 7,010
2013 6,630
2014 6,190
2015 7,090
2016 7,870
2017 8,060
2018 8,120
2019 7,960

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 1,610
2005 2,130
2006 2,780
2007 2,860
2008 1,610
2009 1,330
2010 1,290
2011 1,450
2012 1,840
2013 1,740
2014 1,680
2015 1,390
2016 1,830
2017 1,960
2018 1,710
2019 1,150

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 710
2005 840
2006 710
2007 650
2008 620
2009 600
2010 520
2011 480
2012 610
2013 560
2014 650
2015 640
2016 700
2017 690
2018 720
2019 810