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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Delaware

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 3,930
2005 4,190
2006 4,510
2007 4,520
2008 3,910
2009 4,590
2010 4,420
2011 4,710
2012 4,690
2013 4,670
2014 4,700
2015 4,880
2016 4,660
2017 4,690
2018 4,530
2019 4,430

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 1,850
2005 2,210
2006 2,380
2007 2,400
2008 2,340
2009 2,370
2010 2,620
2011 2,850
2012 2,820
2013 2,810
2014 2,880
2015 2,970
2016 2,590
2017 2,410
2018 2,390
2019 2,600

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 170
2011 120
2012 100

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 70
2005 60
2006 70
2007 70
2008 90
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 70
2014 80
2015 80
2016 80
2017 90
2018 80
2019 70

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 100
2005 90
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 40
2011 40
2012 40
2018 50
2019 40

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 130
2005 130
2006 120
2007 120
2008 120
2009 130
2010 130
2011 150
2012 130
2013 120
2014 130
2015 120
2016 120
2017 120
2018 120
2019 120

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 1,580
2005 1,390
2006 1,650
2007 1,620
2008 1,160
2009 1,820
2010 1,190
2011 1,240
2012 1,340
2013 1,320
2014 1,280
2015 1,350
2016 1,210
2017 1,350
2018 1,210
2019 1,350

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 230
2006 210
2007 190
2008 100
2009 40
2010 40
2011 60
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2018 0
2019 0

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 70
2005 80
2006 80
2007 70
2008 60
2009 120
2010 160
2011 180
2012 190
2013 350
2014 330
2015 360
2016 660
2017 720
2018 680
2019 250