Numbers of Legal Occupations in New Hampshire

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 2,970
2006 3,250
2007 3,170
2008 3,220
2009 3,190
2010 3,270
2011 3,460
2012 3,400
2013 3,400
2014 3,210
2015 3,110
2016 3,130
2017 3,100
2018 3,330
2019 3,310

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 1,340
2005 1,730
2006 1,820
2007 1,780
2008 1,750
2009 1,830
2010 1,930
2011 2,050
2012 1,810
2013 1,750
2014 1,640
2015 1,640
2016 1,590
2017 1,750
2018 1,880
2019 2,000

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2004 130
2005 140
2006 140
2007 140
2008 130
2009 150
2010 170
2011 180
2012 160
2013 130
2014 120
2015 120
2016 120
2017 110
2018 110
2019 110

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2012 50
2013 40
2016 50
2017 0
2018 40

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 920
2005 1,000
2006 1,090
2007 1,090
2008 1,170
2009 1,070
2010 1,030
2011 1,040
2012 1,160
2013 1,250
2014 1,260
2015 1,160
2016 1,120
2017 1,110
2018 1,140
2019 1,120

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 180
2005 100
2006 80
2007 70
2008 50
2009 30
2010 30
2011 50
2012 90
2013 110
2014 70
2015 90
2016 130
2017 0
2018 70

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 230
2005 0
2006 120
2007 90
2008 120
2009 110
2010 110
2011 140
2012 130
2013 120
2014 120
2015 100
2016 120
2017 130
2018 90
2019 80