Legal Occupations
8 occupations sit in this SOC major group. Each one links to the degree programs that feed it, the schools that graduate the most people into it, and what it pays state by state.
8 occupations in this group
Ordered by how many people the job employs nationally. Graduates per year counts everyone finishing a program that feeds the job.
| Occupation | Median pay | Jobs | Growth | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers 23-1011 | $159,670 | 754,500 | +4.1% | 233 | 49,071 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011 | $62,890 | 392,880 | +0.2% | 593 | 13,895 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-2093 | $58,650 | 48,580 | +2.0% | 462 | 9,640 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-2099 | $72,110 | 46,760 | -1.2% | 593 | 13,895 |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-1023 | $153,990 | 24,030 | +2.5% | 210 | 36,920 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 23-1021 | $117,860 | 16,370 | -0.7% | 210 | 36,920 |
| Judicial Law Clerks 23-1012 | $64,920 | 13,290 | +2.5% | 210 | 36,920 |
| Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 23-1022 | $75,530 | 9,210 | +4.3% | 276 | 38,331 |
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Graduates per year are IPEDS completions across every program that feeds the occupation. All sources & release dates →
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