Numbers of Legal Occupations in Massachusetts

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 23,110
2005 24,800
2006 24,100
2007 25,130
2008 24,230
2009 23,460
2010 24,650
2011 24,240
2012 25,440
2013 25,350
2014 24,670
2015 25,040
2016 26,320
2017 26,600
2018 27,000
2019 26,310

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 14,480
2005 14,130
2006 13,240
2007 14,410
2008 15,490
2009 15,780
2010 16,710
2011 16,250
2012 17,460
2013 17,530
2014 17,180
2015 16,850
2016 17,440
2017 17,820
2018 18,420
2019 18,750

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 240
2011 110

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2005 190
2006 180
2007 180
2008 190
2010 60
2011 60
2012 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 110
2016 140
2017 160
2018 140
2019 200

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 90
2006 290
2007 350
2008 350
2009 330
2010 320
2011 0
2012 200
2013 130
2014 140
2015 110
2016 90
2017 80
2018 220
2019 200

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2005 740
2006 740
2007 810

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 6,470
2005 7,740
2006 8,450
2007 8,190
2008 7,520
2009 7,060
2010 6,530
2011 6,770
2012 6,750
2013 6,690
2014 6,700
2015 7,440
2016 7,880
2017 7,720
2018 7,330
2019 6,840

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 480
2005 560
2006 470
2007 570
2008 680
2009 0
2010 540
2011 790
2012 700
2013 710
2014 360
2015 280
2016 480
2017 530
2018 590
2019 0

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 1,590
2005 1,440
2006 730
2007 620
2008 0
2009 290
2010 250
2011 260
2012 260
2013 220
2014 220
2015 250
2016 290
2017 290
2018 300
2019 320