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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Washington

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 20,130
2005 17,100
2006 20,130
2007 20,030
2008 19,820
2009 20,620
2010 20,700
2011 21,430
2012 20,310
2013 20,110
2014 19,840
2015 19,760
2016 20,150
2017 20,110
2018 21,370
2019 22,330

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 9,540
2005 9,270
2006 11,590
2007 11,120
2008 10,010
2009 9,990
2010 9,870
2011 10,450
2012 10,400
2013 11,010
2014 10,690
2015 10,870
2016 10,760
2017 10,540
2018 11,000
2019 11,910

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 360
2011 250
2012 200
2013 240
2014 360
2015 430
2016 460
2017 580
2018 570
2019 560

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 460
2006 440
2007 400
2008 390
2009 420
2010 450
2011 450
2012 440
2013 410
2014 390
2015 320
2016 320
2017 330
2018 400
2019 340

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 60
2007 90
2008 70
2009 120
2010 130
2011 170
2012 140
2013 110
2014 110
2015 140
2016 150
2017 150
2018 140

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 560
2005 640
2006 760
2007 940
2008 920
2009 930
2010 780
2011 790
2012 700
2013 800
2014 920
2015 950
2016 990
2017 920
2018 910
2019 900

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 5,110
2005 5,450
2006 4,500
2007 5,020
2008 5,820
2009 6,480
2010 6,180
2011 6,400
2012 5,870
2013 5,500
2014 5,350
2015 5,160
2016 5,270
2017 5,490
2018 6,220
2019 6,880

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 1,620
2005 1,660
2006 1,340
2007 980
2008 1,100
2009 1,100
2010 1,240
2011 1,370
2012 1,420
2013 1,110
2014 1,290
2015 1,080
2016 1,390
2017 1,270
2018 1,280
2019 910

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,780
2005 0
2006 1,440
2007 1,480
2008 1,510
2009 1,580
2010 1,690
2011 1,550
2012 1,140
2013 930
2014 730
2015 810
2016 810
2017 830
2018 850
2019 830