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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Wisconsin

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 12,520
2005 12,750
2006 12,440
2007 12,580
2008 12,020
2009 13,100
2010 12,940
2011 12,570
2012 12,360
2013 12,540
2014 13,080
2015 13,690
2016 13,820
2017 13,520
2018 14,060
2019 14,500

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 7,450
2005 7,380
2006 6,840
2007 6,970
2008 6,250
2009 7,390
2010 7,440
2011 7,470
2012 7,120
2013 7,390
2014 7,540
2015 7,650
2016 7,530
2017 7,540
2018 7,840
2019 7,970

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 260
2011 200
2012 100
2013 120
2014 110
2015 100
2016 110
2017 0
2018 130
2019 140

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 60
2007 60
2008 60
2009 50
2010 50
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 90
2016 80
2017 80
2018 60
2019 50

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 230
2005 240
2006 230
2008 0
2009 0
2010 140
2011 150
2012 200
2013 160
2014 150
2015 130
2016 160
2017 160
2018 170
2019 200

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 200
2005 230
2006 220
2007 180
2008 180
2009 180
2010 170
2011 130
2012 140
2013 160
2014 150
2015 130
2016 90
2017 150
2018 160
2019 150

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 3,050
2005 3,420
2006 3,500
2007 3,830
2008 3,730
2009 4,220
2010 3,650
2011 3,470
2012 3,420
2013 3,500
2014 4,020
2015 4,470
2016 4,690
2017 4,720
2018 4,320
2019 4,670

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 990
2005 870
2006 1,240
2007 1,240
2008 1,490
2009 1,040
2010 880
2011 810
2012 950
2013 900
2014 810
2015 850
2016 770
2017 870
2018 890
2019 750

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 540
2005 530
2006 350
2007 300
2008 310
2009 220
2010 350
2011 280
2012 360
2013 240
2014 230
2015 270
2016 390
2017 0
2018 490
2019 570