Numbers of Legal Occupations in Arkansas

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 5,130
2005 5,440
2006 5,480
2007 5,680
2008 5,660
2009 5,300
2010 6,880
2011 6,580
2012 6,450
2013 6,060
2014 6,720
2015 6,440
2016 6,200
2017 6,050
2018 6,260
2019 6,300

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 2,320
2005 2,390
2006 2,670
2007 2,940
2008 2,850
2009 2,440
2010 3,390
2011 3,440
2012 3,410
2013 3,090
2014 3,660
2015 3,240
2016 3,040
2017 2,730
2018 3,150
2019 3,160

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 280
2011 160
2012 90
2013 90
2014 90
2015 70
2016 70
2017 70
2018 50
2019 50

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2005 240
2006 230
2007 200
2008 190
2009 90
2010 290
2011 360
2012 500
2013 500
2014 420
2015 410
2016 380
2017 380
2018 300
2019 230

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2015 30
2017 40

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2004 140
2005 190
2006 130
2007 150
2008 150
2009 160
2010 160
2011 160
2012 320
2013 330
2014 340
2015 320
2016 320
2017 300
2018 280
2019 230

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 1,450
2005 1,470
2006 1,560
2007 1,620
2008 1,790
2009 1,770
2010 1,910
2011 1,730
2012 1,390
2013 1,280
2014 1,370
2015 1,410
2016 1,490
2017 1,670
2018 1,890
2019 2,060

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 840
2005 760
2006 620
2007 620
2008 560
2009 700
2010 690
2011 570
2012 450
2013 490
2014 530
2015 730
2016 620
2017 600
2018 410
2019 460

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 380
2005 390
2006 270
2007 150
2008 80
2009 140
2010 160
2011 160
2012 290
2013 280
2014 310
2015 230
2016 280
2017 260
2018 180
2019 110