Numbers of Legal Occupations in Pittsburgh, PA
Occupation group
Legal Occupations
Year |
Number |
2005 |
9,050 |
2006 |
7,520 |
2007 |
8,370 |
2008 |
8,410 |
2009 |
8,180 |
2010 |
8,210 |
2011 |
8,330 |
2012 |
8,430 |
2013 |
7,800 |
2014 |
8,430 |
2015 |
8,680 |
2016 |
8,360 |
2017 |
8,750 |
2018 |
9,050 |
2019 |
9,260 |
Individual occupations
Lawyers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
4,160 |
2006 |
3,950 |
2007 |
4,580 |
2008 |
4,600 |
2009 |
4,940 |
2010 |
5,180 |
2011 |
5,150 |
2012 |
5,380 |
2013 |
5,550 |
2014 |
5,090 |
2015 |
5,110 |
2016 |
5,160 |
2017 |
5,450 |
2018 |
5,340 |
2019 |
5,300 |
Judicial Law Clerks
Year |
Number |
2011 |
290 |
2012 |
260 |
2013 |
260 |
2014 |
270 |
2015 |
280 |
2016 |
280 |
2017 |
260 |
2018 |
240 |
2019 |
240 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year |
Number |
2005 |
2,520 |
2006 |
1,960 |
2007 |
2,380 |
2008 |
2,130 |
2009 |
1,540 |
2010 |
1,640 |
2011 |
1,560 |
2012 |
1,720 |
2013 |
1,730 |
2014 |
1,660 |
2015 |
1,710 |
2016 |
1,830 |
2017 |
2,070 |
2018 |
2,100 |
2019 |
2,230 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year |
Number |
2005 |
1,610 |
2006 |
1,500 |
2007 |
1,000 |
2008 |
1,290 |
2009 |
1,260 |
2010 |
1,010 |
2011 |
950 |
2012 |
810 |
2013 |
0 |
2014 |
1,100 |
2015 |
1,240 |
2016 |
750 |
2017 |
590 |
2018 |
1,010 |
2019 |
1,070 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year |
Number |
2005 |
760 |
2006 |
110 |
2007 |
100 |
2008 |
100 |
2009 |
90 |
2010 |
90 |
2011 |
90 |
2012 |
110 |
2013 |
110 |
2014 |
110 |
2015 |
140 |
2016 |
150 |
2017 |
170 |
2018 |
170 |
2019 |
250 |