Numbers of Legal Occupations in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year	Number
2005	12,190
2006	11,680
2007	11,580
2008	11,290
2009	12,070
2010	11,950
2011	12,290
2012	12,170
2013	12,510
2014	12,350
2015	12,240
2016	12,680
2017	12,160

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year	Number
2005	6,150
2006	8,090
2007	7,620
2008	6,740
2009	6,680
2010	6,500
2011	7,100
2012	7,190
2013	7,800
2014	7,440
2015	7,550
2016	7,590
2017	7,240

Judicial Law Clerks

Year	Number
2010	100
2011	0
2012	30
2013	90
2014	200
2015	210
2016	230
2017	230

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

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

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	40
2007	50
2008	40
2009	60
2010	50
2011	80
2012	70
2013	70
2014	70
2015	90
2016	90
2017	70

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year	Number
2005	240
2011	270
2012	200
2013	320
2014	410
2015	370
2016	410
2017	310

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year	Number
2005	3,210
2006	2,310
2007	2,800
2008	3,390
2009	3,910
2010	3,810
2011	3,980
2012	3,360
2013	3,060
2014	3,000
2015	3,010
2016	3,200
2017	3,300

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year	Number
2005	650
2006	490
2007	270
2008	320
2009	490
2010	550
2011	690
2012	630
2013	570
2014	670
2015	380
2016	570
2017	380

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,760
2006	580
2007	690
2008	650
2009	770
2010	770
2011	0
2012	540
2013	460
2014	420
2015	510
2016	470
2017	510