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Numbers of Legal Occupations in Pennsylvania

Occupation group

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 41,400
2005 37,700
2006 37,680
2007 37,840
2008 38,740
2009 37,330
2010 36,600
2011 35,390
2012 39,870
2013 41,510
2014 40,860
2015 41,570
2016 41,770
2017 42,420
2018 42,670
2019 42,870

Individual occupations

Lawyers
Year Number
2004 21,310
2005 22,340
2006 21,960
2007 22,810
2008 22,360
2009 22,740
2010 22,680
2011 22,680
2012 24,950
2013 24,990
2014 24,740
2015 24,510
2016 25,320
2017 25,470
2018 24,980
2019 24,840

Judicial Law Clerks
Year Number
2010 990
2011 0
2012 1,120
2013 1,190
2014 1,170
2015 1,140
2016 1,150
2017 1,060
2018 1,070
2019 1,000

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Year Number
2004 1,100
2008 1,120
2009 1,070
2010 1,140
2011 0
2012 800
2013 790
2014 720
2015 860
2016 850
2017 860
2018 810
2019 770

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Year Number
2004 70
2005 190
2006 0
2007 800
2008 460
2009 210
2010 180
2011 170
2012 160
2013 190
2014 320
2015 330
2016 340
2017 290
2018 210
2019 190

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Year Number
2004 70
2005 50
2006 40
2007 30
2008 60
2009 110
2010 100
2011 130
2012 340
2013 340
2014 270
2015 280
2016 270
2017 250
2018 240
2019 230

Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year Number
2004 12,460
2005 12,010
2006 11,880
2007 11,620
2008 11,390
2009 10,060
2010 8,570
2011 9,350
2012 9,180
2013 10,200
2014 10,120
2015 10,860
2016 10,800
2017 11,590
2018 12,440
2019 12,620

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year Number
2004 2,340
2005 3,110
2006 3,080
2007 2,580
2008 2,760
2009 2,640
2010 2,400
2011 2,570
2012 2,640
2013 3,120
2014 2,810
2015 2,840
2016 2,240
2017 2,050
2018 2,050
2019 2,250

Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,050
2005 0
2006 720
2007 0
2008 590
2009 500
2010 540
2011 490
2012 680
2013 690
2014 710
2015 750
2016 800
2017 850
2018 870
2019 970