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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012
23-0000 Legal Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers ;
Lawyers and Judicial Law Clerks ;
Lawyers ;
Judicial Law Clerks ;
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers ;
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers ;
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators ;
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ;
Legal Support Workers ;
Paralegals and Legal Assistants ;
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers ;
Court Reporters ;
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers ;
Legal Support Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,023,020 |
0.5 % |
$47.39 |
$98,570 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.80 |
$23.15 |
$36.19 |
$62.57 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$34,940 |
$48,150 |
$75,270 |
$130,130 |
(5) |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Legal Services |
605,930 |
54.21 |
$49.52 |
$103,000 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
103,290 |
1.89 |
$37.51 |
$78,020 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
85,280 |
3.87 |
$37.52 |
$78,040 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
69,320 |
3.40 |
$50.08 |
$104,160 |
| Insurance Carriers |
29,790 |
2.57 |
$38.83 |
$80,770 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
117,390 |
8.21 |
1.05 |
$56.10 |
$116,680 |
| New York |
104,020 |
12.18 |
1.55 |
$58.07 |
$120,780 |
| Florida |
77,430 |
10.65 |
1.36 |
$41.52 |
$86,360 |
| Texas |
70,720 |
6.68 |
0.85 |
$45.33 |
$94,280 |
| Illinois |
44,370 |
7.87 |
1.00 |
$51.67 |
$107,480 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
39,930 |
61.07 |
7.78 |
$69.24 |
$144,010 |
| New York |
104,020 |
12.18 |
1.55 |
$58.07 |
$120,780 |
| Delaware |
4,800 |
11.82 |
1.51 |
$54.54 |
$113,430 |
| Florida |
77,430 |
10.65 |
1.36 |
$41.52 |
$86,360 |
| Virginia |
35,490 |
9.87 |
1.26 |
$46.77 |
$97,270 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
39,930 |
61.07 |
7.78 |
$69.24 |
$144,010 |
| New York |
104,020 |
12.18 |
1.55 |
$58.07 |
$120,780 |
| California |
117,390 |
8.21 |
1.05 |
$56.10 |
$116,680 |
| Delaware |
4,800 |
11.82 |
1.51 |
$54.54 |
$113,430 |
| Connecticut |
13,380 |
8.26 |
1.05 |
$52.19 |
$108,550 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
76,010 |
14.74 |
1.88 |
$63.72 |
$132,540 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
63,380 |
27.04 |
3.44 |
$62.70 |
$130,410 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
38,440 |
9.93 |
1.26 |
$59.69 |
$124,160 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
36,660 |
10.07 |
1.28 |
$53.84 |
$111,990 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
21,950 |
9.70 |
1.24 |
$50.15 |
$104,310 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
21,010 |
11.52 |
1.47 |
$53.78 |
$111,870 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
19,540 |
7.40 |
0.94 |
$56.90 |
$118,360 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division |
19,370 |
11.32 |
1.44 |
$55.57 |
$115,580 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
16,920 |
8.07 |
1.03 |
$47.84 |
$99,510 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division |
15,360 |
15.35 |
1.96 |
$69.13 |
$143,790 |
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