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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Montana

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 2,660
2005 3,040
2006 2,800
2007 2,900
2008 3,130
2009 3,480
2010 3,660
2011 3,620
2012 3,260
2013 3,140
2014 3,480
2015 3,470
2016 3,580
2017 3,600
2018 3,850
2019 3,780

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 1,540
2005 1,730
2006 1,470
2007 1,630
2008 1,760
2009 1,770
2010 1,910
2011 1,800
2012 1,730
2013 1,700
2014 1,830
2015 1,900
2016 1,970
2017 1,980
2018 2,100
2019 2,060

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 170
2011 120
2012 150
2013 90
2014 110
2015 70
2016 90
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 40
2007 30
2008 50
2009 50
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 60
2014 60
2015 60
2016 60
2017 70
2018 70
2019 60

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 40
2014 40
2015 40
2016 70
2017 30
2018 50
2019 40

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 70
2005 140
2006 200
2007 180
2008 170
2009 150
2010 150
2011 130
2012 110
2013 90
2014 90
2015 80
2016 80
2017 80
2018 100
2019 90

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 540
2005 770
2006 670
2007 740
2008 710
2009 930
2010 890
2011 990
2012 790
2013 880
2014 950
2015 910
2016 880
2017 940
2018 950
2019 970

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 330
2005 220
2006 390
2007 270
2008 350
2009 500
2010 410
2011 440
2012 310
2013 320
2014 260
2015 290
2016 290
2017 300
2018 370
2019 390

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 130
2005 130
2006 30
2007 50
2008 50
2009 80
2010 80
2011 90
2012 110
2013 0
2014 140
2015 120
2016 140
2017 120
2018 130
2019 90