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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Ohio

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 27,230
2005 31,830
2006 27,610
2007 27,280
2008 27,650
2009 30,420
2010 28,860
2011 28,280
2012 27,640
2013 29,910
2014 29,710
2015 29,760
2016 30,300
2017 30,670
2018 33,190
2019 34,910

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 17,310
2005 16,460
2006 16,850
2007 15,560
2008 15,550
2009 14,960
2010 15,710
2011 16,260
2012 16,720
2013 16,090
2014 15,870
2015 15,770
2016 15,920
2017 16,260
2018 17,600
2019 18,020

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 1,120
2011 890
2012 430
2013 420
2014 360
2015 350
2016 350
2017 380
2018 220
2019 220

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2005 1,470
2009 710
2010 450
2011 450
2012 400
2013 420
2014 410
2015 460
2016 460
2017 500
2018 530
2019 770

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 110
2005 110
2006 170
2007 180
2008 190
2009 180
2010 140
2011 140
2012 260
2013 280
2014 250
2015 150
2016 120
2017 130
2018 190
2019 300

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 1,190
2005 1,140
2006 1,190
2007 1,250
2008 1,210
2009 2,400
2010 1,350
2011 1,300
2012 0
2013 2,330
2014 2,430
2015 2,410
2016 2,420
2017 2,420
2018 2,510
2019 2,500

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 7,140
2005 7,220
2006 7,230
2007 7,780
2008 8,220
2009 7,660
2010 6,240
2011 6,480
2012 7,100
2013 7,290
2014 7,480
2015 7,570
2016 7,890
2017 7,820
2018 9,150
2019 10,280

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 1,480
2005 1,980
2006 2,170
2007 2,510
2008 2,480
2009 2,630
2010 2,280
2011 2,160
2012 1,940
2013 2,070
2014 2,090
2015 2,140
2016 2,130
2017 2,220
2018 2,200
2019 2,100

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2005 3,450
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1,880
2010 1,570
2011 600
2012 790
2013 1,010
2014 820
2015 910
2016 1,010
2017 940
2018 790
2019 720