Numbers of Legal Occupations in Connecticut

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 11,860
2005 12,580
2006 12,750
2007 13,380
2008 13,640
2009 13,030
2010 13,050
2011 12,630
2012 13,150
2013 13,240
2014 13,530
2015 14,180
2016 13,310
2017 13,350
2018 13,120
2019 14,090

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 7,110
2005 7,750
2006 7,730
2007 8,030
2008 8,090
2009 7,500
2010 7,490
2011 7,430
2012 7,800
2013 7,560
2014 7,580
2015 7,660
2016 7,260
2017 7,070
2018 7,270
2019 7,600

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 200
2011 60
2012 190
2013 200
2014 200
2015 240
2016 250
2017 220
2018 200
2019 260

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2005 200
2006 180
2007 210
2008 200
2010 180
2011 180
2012 190
2013 190
2014 190
2015 290
2016 210
2017 210
2018 210
2019 200

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2005 50
2006 80
2007 80
2008 70
2009 90
2010 80
2011 130
2012 100
2013 110
2015 60
2016 60
2017 80
2018 110
2019 110

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2005 260
2006 240
2007 210
2008 230
2009 260
2010 240
2011 220
2012 220
2013 220
2014 250
2015 230
2016 240
2017 240
2018 230
2019 240

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 4,390
2005 4,190
2006 4,190
2007 4,620
2008 4,880
2009 4,830
2010 4,560
2011 4,200
2012 4,350
2013 4,680
2014 5,200
2015 5,420
2016 4,920
2017 5,110
2018 4,780
2019 5,160

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 90
2005 130
2006 170
2007 230
2008 170
2009 130
2010 80
2011 70
2012 80
2013 70
2014 110
2015 0
2016 110
2017 150
2018 150
2019 270

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 270
2005 0
2006 160
2007 0
2008 0
2009 220
2010 220
2011 340
2012 220
2013 210
2014 0
2015 280
2016 260
2017 270
2018 170
2019 250