Numbers of Legal Occupations in Oregon

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 9,440
2005 9,480
2006 9,140
2007 9,350
2008 9,850
2009 9,500
2010 9,640
2011 9,340
2012 9,460
2013 10,150
2014 11,060
2015 11,890
2016 11,970
2017 12,110
2018 12,650
2019 13,120

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 4,690
2005 4,640
2006 4,850
2007 4,930
2008 5,150
2009 5,050
2010 5,330
2011 5,180
2012 5,120
2013 5,670
2014 6,490
2015 6,880
2016 6,530
2017 6,260
2018 6,320
2019 6,480

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 150
2011 120
2012 40
2013 30
2014 40
2015 50
2016 40
2017 40
2018 40
2019 50

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2004 300
2005 320
2006 300
2007 280
2008 310
2009 320
2010 410
2011 380
2012 360
2013 470
2014 440
2015 430
2016 420
2017 440
2018 430
2019 440

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 140
2005 220
2006 240
2007 200
2008 120
2009 130
2010 130
2011 120
2012 90
2013 70
2014 60
2015 60
2016 50
2017 40
2018 90
2019 120

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2004 400
2005 380
2006 370
2007 330
2008 360
2009 360
2010 390
2011 410
2012 400
2013 380
2014 380
2015 380
2016 360
2017 370
2018 340
2019 360

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 2,030
2005 2,290
2006 2,160
2007 2,550
2008 2,650
2009 2,530
2010 2,160
2011 2,170
2012 2,370
2013 2,520
2014 2,740
2015 3,050
2016 3,290
2017 3,630
2018 4,060
2019 4,370

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 1,260
2005 870
2006 950
2007 730
2008 850
2009 720
2010 780
2011 670
2012 820
2013 680
2014 530
2015 460
2016 740
2017 750
2018 810
2019 740

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 620
2005 760
2006 270
2007 330
2008 410
2009 390
2010 290
2011 290
2012 260
2013 330
2014 380
2015 580
2016 540
2017 580
2018 560
2019 560