Numbers of Legal Occupations in Pittsburgh, PA

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2005 9,050
2006 7,520
2007 8,370
2008 8,410
2009 8,180
2010 8,210
2011 8,330
2012 8,430
2013 7,800
2014 8,430
2015 8,680
2016 8,360
2017 8,750
2018 9,050
2019 9,260

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2005 4,160
2006 3,950
2007 4,580
2008 4,600
2009 4,940
2010 5,180
2011 5,150
2012 5,380
2013 5,550
2014 5,090
2015 5,110
2016 5,160
2017 5,450
2018 5,340
2019 5,300

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2011 290
2012 260
2013 260
2014 270
2015 280
2016 280
2017 260
2018 240
2019 240

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2007 310
2008 290
2009 310
2010 290
2011 290
2012 150
2013 150
2014 130
2015 130
2016 130
2017 130
2018 120
2019 120

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 40
2013 0
2014 70
2015 70
2016 60
2017 80
2018 70
2019 50

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2005 2,520
2006 1,960
2007 2,380
2008 2,130
2009 1,540
2010 1,640
2011 1,560
2012 1,720
2013 1,730
2014 1,660
2015 1,710
2016 1,830
2017 2,070
2018 2,100
2019 2,230

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2005 1,610
2006 1,500
2007 1,000
2008 1,290
2009 1,260
2010 1,010
2011 950
2012 810
2013 0
2014 1,100
2015 1,240
2016 750
2017 590
2018 1,010
2019 1,070

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 760
2006 110
2007 100
2008 100
2009 90
2010 90
2011 90
2012 110
2013 110
2014 110
2015 140
2016 150
2017 170
2018 170
2019 250