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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Utah

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 6,650
2005 7,440
2006 6,420
2007 6,590
2008 6,500
2009 6,810
2010 8,120
2011 8,260
2012 8,480
2013 8,240
2014 8,550
2015 8,310
2016 8,660
2017 8,530
2018 9,790
2019 10,250

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 3,230
2005 3,310
2006 3,570
2007 3,780
2008 3,740
2009 4,270
2010 4,630
2011 4,680
2012 4,950
2013 4,830
2014 4,710
2015 4,420
2016 4,580
2017 4,990
2018 4,970
2019 5,310

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 430
2011 350
2012 360
2013 360
2014 380
2015 400
2016 460
2017 0
2018 480
2019 530

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 120
2007 130
2008 120
2009 170
2010 160
2011 160
2012 160
2013 160
2014 170
2015 160
2016 160
2017 160
2018 170
2019 170

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2005 30
2006 40
2007 0
2010 50
2011 50
2012 50
2016 30
2017 100
2018 110
2019 120

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 140
2005 170
2006 120
2007 120
2008 150
2009 150
2010 160
2011 150
2012 170
2013 140
2014 140
2015 120
2016 100
2017 130
2018 130
2019 90

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,400
2005 1,540
2006 1,370
2007 1,450
2008 1,500
2009 2,130
2010 1,840
2011 2,080
2012 1,920
2013 1,970
2014 2,500
2015 2,590
2016 2,620
2017 2,340
2018 2,760
2019 3,000

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,540
2006 1,120
2007 1,020
2008 900
2009 0
2010 690
2011 620
2012 690
2013 630
2014 510
2015 500
2016 580
2017 640
2018 1,000
2019 840

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 740
2005 710
2006 80
2007 90
2008 90
2009 90
2010 160
2011 170
2012 180
2013 150
2014 140
2015 120
2016 130
2017 170
2018 170
2019 190