Numbers of Legal Occupations in Charleston, WV

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2005 1,800
2006 1,800
2007 1,710
2008 2,020
2009 2,020
2010 2,110
2011 2,100
2012 1,900
2013 1,850
2014 1,830
2015 1,640
2016 1,660
2017 1,580
2018 1,560
2019 1,690

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2005 890
2006 980
2007 980
2008 1,050
2009 960
2010 920
2011 920
2012 980
2013 890
2014 920
2015 880
2016 880
2017 960
2018 920
2019 1,010

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2016 40
2017 30
2018 40

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2019 80

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2005 70
2006 0
2007 0
2009 30
2011 40

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2005 90
2006 100
2008 120
2009 110
2010 370
2011 420
2012 370
2013 110
2014 170
2015 60
2016 40
2017 40
2018 30
2019 30

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2005 670
2006 660
2007 680
2008 710
2009 860
2010 720
2011 720
2012 550
2013 730
2014 670
2015 570
2016 620
2017 550
2018 520
2019 520

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2005 50
2006 0
2008 80
2013 60
2014 0
2015 80
2016 0

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 30
2006 60
2007 50
2008 60
2009 60
2010 100
2013 60
2014 70
2015 50
2016 80
2018 50
2019 50