Numbers of Legal Occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year	Number
2005	51,380
2006	61,020
2007	55,530
2008	63,280
2009	55,270
2010	53,850
2011	55,520
2012	67,030
2013	68,160
2014	67,360
2015	66,810
2016	67,140
2017	66,680
2018	67,070
2019	68,240

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year	Number
2005	36,590
2006	38,950
2007	40,570
2008	40,720
2009	40,940
2010	40,250
2011	41,050
2012	43,200
2013	44,260
2014	44,400
2015	43,550
2016	44,370
2017	44,870
2018	43,900
2019	44,090

Judicial Law Clerks

Year	Number
2010	690
2011	470
2013	0
2014	300
2015	310
2016	310

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year	Number
2005	770
2006	330
2008	430
2009	420
2010	450
2011	470
2012	470
2013	520
2014	510
2015	480
2016	560
2017	570
2018	580
2019	570

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year	Number
2005	250
2006	0
2007	230
2008	320
2009	460
2010	400
2011	360
2012	140
2015	340
2016	370
2019	150

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year	Number
2008	90
2012	0
2013	120
2014	120
2015	140
2016	150
2017	150
2018	150
2019	150

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year	Number
2005	12,190
2006	13,180
2007	12,940
2008	12,390
2009	12,430
2010	11,240
2011	12,430
2012	12,030
2013	11,700
2014	11,030
2015	10,780
2016	10,820
2017	10,700
2018	11,540
2019	12,550

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year	Number
2005	1,580
2006	1,670
2007	1,790
2008	1,110
2009	1,020
2010	820
2011	740
2012	620
2013	1,060
2014	900
2015	890
2016	830
2017	1,000
2018	1,080
2019	1,130

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	0
2006	6,890
2007	0
2008	8,220
2010	0
2012	10,570
2013	10,500
2014	10,100
2015	10,320
2016	9,730
2017	9,390
2018	9,820
2019	9,600