Numbers of Legal Occupations in Texas

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year	Number
2004	65,940
2005	68,820
2006	68,530
2007	66,490
2008	66,900
2009	66,360
2010	66,290
2011	65,570
2012	69,400
2013	71,720
2014	76,240
2015	79,740
2016	81,720
2017	79,760
2018	76,810
2019	86,410

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year	Number
2004	33,900
2005	34,230
2006	35,970
2007	34,070
2008	33,620
2009	32,950
2010	33,470
2011	34,650
2012	37,640
2013	39,190
2014	40,290
2015	41,000
2016	43,240
2017	42,870
2018	42,590
2019	44,700

Judicial Law Clerks

Year	Number
2010	1,530
2011	1,200
2012	380
2013	370
2014	540
2015	650
2016	670
2017	560
2018	0
2019	420

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year	Number
2004	630
2005	630
2006	780
2007	680
2008	630
2009	560
2010	1,040
2011	1,020
2012	1,060
2013	1,090
2014	1,180
2015	1,180
2016	1,210
2017	1,190
2018	1,090
2019	1,010

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year	Number
2004	260
2005	250
2006	430
2007	390
2008	480
2009	410
2010	420
2011	370
2012	390
2013	370
2014	410
2015	510
2016	450
2017	470
2018	450
2019	560

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year	Number
2004	3,140
2005	2,510
2006	2,510
2007	1,970
2008	2,060
2009	2,680
2010	2,260
2011	2,310
2012	2,220
2013	2,190
2014	2,160
2015	2,670
2016	2,790
2017	2,890
2018	0
2019	3,180

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year	Number
2004	17,900
2005	19,850
2006	19,110
2007	19,720
2008	20,120
2009	18,610
2010	17,610
2011	16,730
2012	19,340
2013	19,670
2014	21,370
2015	22,350
2016	22,120
2017	22,730
2018	24,290
2019	27,040

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year	Number
2004	5,970
2005	7,400
2006	7,930
2007	8,090
2008	8,660
2009	9,370
2010	7,400
2011	6,860
2012	5,610
2013	6,710
2014	7,820
2015	9,120
2016	8,830
2017	6,710
2018	6,250
2019	7,060

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2004	4,140
2005	3,950
2006	1,800
2007	1,570
2008	1,330
2009	1,780
2010	2,560
2011	2,430
2012	2,760
2013	2,130
2014	2,470
2015	2,260
2016	2,410
2017	2,340
2018	2,140
2019	2,440