Numbers of Legal Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2005 51,380
2006 61,020
2007 55,530
2008 63,280
2009 55,270
2010 53,850
2011 55,520
2012 67,030
2013 68,160
2014 67,360
2015 66,810
2016 67,140
2017 66,680
2018 67,070
2019 68,240

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2005 36,590
2006 38,950
2007 40,570
2008 40,720
2009 40,940
2010 40,250
2011 41,050
2012 43,200
2013 44,260
2014 44,400
2015 43,550
2016 44,370
2017 44,870
2018 43,900
2019 44,090

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 690
2011 470
2013 0
2014 300
2015 310
2016 310

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2005 770
2006 330
2008 430
2009 420
2010 450
2011 470
2012 470
2013 520
2014 510
2015 480
2016 560
2017 570
2018 580
2019 570

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2005 250
2006 0
2007 230
2008 320
2009 460
2010 400
2011 360
2012 140
2015 340
2016 370
2019 150

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2008 90
2012 0
2013 120
2014 120
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150
2018 150
2019 150

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2005 12,190
2006 13,180
2007 12,940
2008 12,390
2009 12,430
2010 11,240
2011 12,430
2012 12,030
2013 11,700
2014 11,030
2015 10,780
2016 10,820
2017 10,700
2018 11,540
2019 12,550

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,670
2007 1,790
2008 1,110
2009 1,020
2010 820
2011 740
2012 620
2013 1,060
2014 900
2015 890
2016 830
2017 1,000
2018 1,080
2019 1,130

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 0
2006 6,890
2007 0
2008 8,220
2010 0
2012 10,570
2013 10,500
2014 10,100
2015 10,320
2016 9,730
2017 9,390
2018 9,820
2019 9,600