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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Missouri

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 18,460
2005 19,360
2006 17,290
2007 17,790
2008 17,590
2009 17,790
2010 17,610
2011 18,000
2012 17,170
2013 17,460
2014 17,850
2015 17,950
2016 16,160
2017 16,140
2018 16,690
2019 20,230

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 9,080
2005 9,090
2006 9,150
2007 9,440
2008 9,520
2009 9,610
2010 9,800
2011 10,360
2012 9,600
2013 9,980
2014 9,790
2015 9,800
2016 9,640
2017 9,950
2018 10,340
2019 10,840

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 490
2011 280
2012 150
2013 110
2014 110
2015 120
2016 130
2017 120
2018 170
2019 140

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 130
2005 120
2006 110
2007 130
2008 140
2009 140
2010 160
2011 160
2012 170
2013 170
2014 170
2015 160
2016 180
2017 180
2018 180
2019 180

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 100
2005 120
2006 150
2007 140
2008 130
2009 100
2010 80
2011 50
2012 0
2013 30
2014 40
2015 70
2016 140
2017 160
2018 160
2019 90

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 330
2005 390
2006 180
2007 510
2008 310
2009 540
2010 560
2011 550
2012 590
2013 550
2014 570
2015 560
2016 570
2017 570
2018 580
2019 560

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 4,940
2005 5,700
2006 5,590
2007 5,380
2008 5,360
2009 5,060
2010 4,510
2011 4,510
2012 4,710
2013 4,540
2014 4,970
2015 5,040
2016 4,790
2017 4,490
2018 4,630
2019 5,980

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,660
2006 1,580
2007 1,740
2008 1,670
2009 1,550
2010 970
2011 910
2012 830
2013 1,150
2014 1,340
2015 1,450
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 1,870

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,460
2005 2,280
2006 530
2007 450
2008 460
2009 790
2010 1,040
2011 1,180
2012 1,120
2013 930
2014 860
2015 750
2016 710
2017 670
2018 630
2019 570