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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Mississippi

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 6,360
2005 6,020
2006 5,770
2007 6,000
2008 6,190
2009 5,730
2010 5,710
2011 5,450
2012 5,120
2013 4,700
2014 5,230
2015 5,410
2016 5,670
2017 5,530
2018 5,390
2019 5,530

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 3,350
2005 3,240
2006 3,270
2007 3,580
2008 3,240
2009 3,060
2010 2,890
2011 2,890
2012 2,780
2013 2,740
2014 2,900
2015 3,090
2016 3,070
2017 3,190
2018 3,070
2019 3,260

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 200
2011 220
2012 130
2013 70
2014 50
2015 60
2016 70
2017 80
2018 50
2019 50

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 150
2005 110
2006 110
2007 80
2008 90
2009 80
2010 100
2011 100
2012 110
2013 100
2014 110
2015 100
2016 90
2017 90
2018 80
2019 80

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 90
2005 100
2006 60
2007 70
2008 70
2009 80
2010 40

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 390
2005 390
2006 410
2007 470
2008 420
2009 390
2010 350
2011 370
2012 370
2013 370
2014 360
2015 350
2016 310
2017 320
2018 280
2019 310

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 2,120
2005 1,910
2006 1,750
2007 1,690
2008 1,960
2009 2,010
2010 2,020
2011 1,760
2012 1,630
2013 1,320
2014 1,490
2015 1,500
2016 1,780
2017 1,760
2018 1,820
2019 1,740

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 40
2006 50
2007 0
2008 310
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 210
2015 200
2016 240
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 260
2005 230
2006 120
2007 110
2008 100
2009 110
2010 110
2011 110
2012 100
2013 100
2014 110
2015 110
2016 110
2017 90
2018 90
2019 90