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Legal Occupations

BLS SOC 23 · 8 occupations · OEWS May 2024

Lawyers, judges, paralegals, and legal support staff working in courts, firms, and corporate legal departments.

Total Workforce
1.3M
workers in this field
Median Annual Pay
$68K
median across 8 roles
Avg Growth, 2024-34
+1.7%
BLS Projections 2024-34

Top Roles in Legal

Top 25 by US employment
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay Growth
1Lawyers
SOC 23-1011
748K$151K+4.1%
2Paralegals and Legal Assistants
SOC 23-2011
367K$61K+0.2%
3Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
SOC 23-2093
48K$55K+2.0%
4Legal Support Workers, All Other
SOC 23-2099
47K$69K-1.2%
5Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
SOC 23-1023
26K$156K+2.5%
6Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
SOC 23-1021
16K$115K-0.7%
7Judicial Law Clerks
SOC 23-1012
13K$60K+2.5%
8Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
SOC 23-1022
8K$68K+4.3%

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