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Numbers of Legal Occupations in New York

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 95,310
2005 103,040
2006 101,830
2007 104,290
2008 103,880
2009 101,270
2010 97,100
2011 96,610
2012 102,590
2013 102,490
2014 101,060
2015 105,240
2016 106,920
2017 109,650
2018 112,590
2019 116,130

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 60,480
2005 63,030
2006 64,290
2007 66,950
2008 67,680
2009 66,880
2010 65,070
2011 65,640
2012 67,210
2013 68,640
2014 71,150
2015 72,100
2016 72,760
2017 73,560
2018 76,840
2019 77,060

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 1,790
2011 1,240
2012 800
2013 750
2014 720
2015 680
2016 690
2017 710
2018 700
2019 710

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,430
2006 1,360
2012 1,310
2013 1,350
2014 1,340
2015 1,420
2016 1,410
2017 1,410
2018 1,390
2019 1,420

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 280
2005 470
2007 890
2008 810
2009 580
2010 640
2011 760
2012 800
2013 640
2014 560
2015 430
2016 470
2017 410
2018 410
2019 510

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 3,120
2005 3,240
2006 3,240
2007 3,350
2008 3,410
2009 3,400
2010 3,380
2011 3,330
2012 3,330
2013 3,240
2014 0
2015 3,230
2016 3,250
2017 3,200
2018 3,170
2019 3,260

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 23,860
2005 27,360
2006 27,640
2007 29,730
2008 29,230
2009 27,480
2010 23,350
2011 22,340
2012 23,890
2013 22,670
2014 22,660
2015 21,400
2016 22,210
2017 24,240
2018 25,500
2019 29,310

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 1,830
2005 3,190
2006 3,100
2007 3,370
2008 2,750
2009 2,930
2010 2,870
2011 3,300
2012 3,200
2013 3,080
2014 2,340
2015 3,360
2016 3,450
2017 3,510
2018 2,140
2019 1,600

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,320
2005 4,320
2006 2,200
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 2,050
2013 2,120
2014 2,290
2015 2,620
2016 2,680
2017 2,610
2018 2,440
2019 2,260