Numbers of Legal Occupations in Michigan

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 23,530
2005 22,960
2006 22,480
2007 22,900
2008 23,290
2009 22,140
2010 21,280
2011 21,770
2012 21,960
2013 22,760
2014 22,540
2015 22,810
2016 24,440
2017 25,570
2018 22,100
2019 24,740

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 14,840
2005 14,410
2006 14,490
2007 14,550
2008 14,060
2009 13,290
2010 12,790
2011 13,740
2012 14,190
2013 14,480
2014 14,810
2015 14,230
2016 14,850
2017 15,100
2018 14,550
2019 14,320

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 470
2011 390
2012 170
2013 220
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 220
2018 210
2019 190

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2004 200
2005 310
2006 320
2007 330
2008 300
2009 370
2010 430
2011 490
2012 460
2013 390
2014 350
2015 430
2016 470
2017 420
2018 380
2019 370

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 170
2005 190
2006 320
2007 280
2008 410
2009 270
2010 240
2011 200
2012 170
2013 210
2014 230
2015 270
2016 300
2017 190
2018 220
2019 250

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2004 970
2005 720
2006 800
2007 720
2008 720
2009 700
2010 680
2011 600
2012 620
2013 710
2014 0
2015 0
2016 780
2017 620
2018 630
2019 600

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 5,050
2005 4,710
2006 4,320
2007 4,940
2008 5,410
2009 5,620
2010 4,970
2011 4,760
2012 4,900
2013 5,180
2014 5,340
2015 5,300
2016 5,570
2017 6,250
2018 6,110
2019 7,060

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 1,330
2005 1,590
2006 1,390
2007 1,180
2008 1,440
2009 1,160
2010 1,210
2011 1,080
2012 970
2013 1,030
2014 1,140
2015 1,770
2016 1,720
2017 2,030
2018 0
2019 1,950

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 970
2005 1,030
2006 840
2007 900
2008 950
2009 730
2010 490
2011 510
2012 480
2013 540
2014 670
2015 810
2016 750
2017 740