Numbers of Legal Occupations in California

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 105,610
2005 108,340
2006 107,390
2007 109,950
2008 114,640
2009 115,890
2010 113,030
2011 111,230
2012 115,150
2013 116,950
2014 120,160
2015 116,500
2016 120,170
2017 124,740
2018 133,870
2019 137,550

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 59,360
2005 60,350
2006 61,940
2007 64,550
2008 66,590
2009 69,030
2010 68,010
2011 67,260
2012 67,190
2013 68,700
2014 70,590
2015 72,790
2016 76,840
2017 79,980
2018 82,180
2019 83,750

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 4,040
2011 2,800
2012 1,690
2013 1,800
2014 1,910
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 3,420
2019 3,060

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2004 1,390
2005 1,380
2006 1,310
2007 1,330
2008 1,370
2009 1,510
2010 1,650
2011 1,600
2012 1,870
2013 1,920
2014 1,910
2015 1,590
2016 1,610
2017 1,630
2018 1,800
2019 1,800

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 330
2005 450
2006 610
2007 720
2008 1,010
2009 1,110
2010 1,010
2011 1,370
2012 1,450
2013 0
2014 1,300
2015 1,050
2016 900
2017 900
2018 860
2019 560

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2004 1,600
2005 1,550
2006 1,800
2007 1,900
2008 1,920
2009 1,770
2010 1,750
2011 1,820
2012 2,030
2013 2,180
2014 2,140
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 1,610
2019 1,690

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 28,000
2005 28,610
2006 28,000
2007 28,260
2008 31,860
2009 32,520
2010 27,260
2011 26,030
2012 28,500
2013 29,720
2014 30,060
2015 29,180
2016 29,190
2017 30,790
2018 33,390
2019 35,040

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 7,720
2005 8,260
2006 7,170
2007 5,920
2008 4,790
2009 3,980
2010 3,860
2011 4,290
2012 5,280
2013 5,970
2014 6,000
2015 5,850
2016 5,340
2017 4,670
2018 3,560
2019 3,510

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 7,210
2005 7,740
2006 6,560
2007 7,270
2008 7,100
2009 5,970
2010 5,450
2011 6,060
2012 7,140
2013 6,660
2014 6,250
2015 6,040
2016 6,290
2017 6,770
2018 7,050
2019 8,140