Field of degree: Law and legal studies
Table 1. Law and legal studies degree, 2021
Data |
Law and legal studies |
All fields |
Employment
|
127,370 |
59,687,450 |
Median wage
|
60,000 |
63,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
13 |
14 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
52 |
62 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
37 |
38 |
Chart 1. Types of law and legal studies, 2021
Law and legal studies majors |
Major share |
Pre-Law And Legal Studies
|
100% |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a law and legal studies degree, by occupational group, 2021
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Legal occupations
|
27% |
Management occupations
|
17 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
11 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
9 |
Sales and related occupations
|
7 |
Other
|
29 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a law and legal studies degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2022–32 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2021 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2021 |
Computer occupations, all other
|
10% |
Bachelor's degree |
1% |
15% |
Lawyers
|
8 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
16 |
91 |
Accountants and auditors
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 |
29 |
Paralegals and legal assistants
|
4 |
Associate's degree |
10 |
10 |
Managers, all other
|
3 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
21 |
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
|
1 |
Master's degree |
2 |
57 |
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
|
-7 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
1 |
5 |
Office clerks, general
|
-7 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
1 |
4 |
Chief executives
|
-8 |
Bachelor's degree |
3 |
32 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
|
-12 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
5 |
Last Modified Date:
Wednesday, September 6, 2023