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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011
23-0000 Legal Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
Lawyers ;
Judicial Law Clerks ;
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers ;
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators ;
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates ;
Paralegals and Legal Assistants* ;
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) |
| 1,002,330 |
0.5 % |
$47.30 |
$98,380 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.65 |
$22.94 |
$36.28 |
$62.55 |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$34,630 |
$47,720 |
$75,470 |
$130,100 |
(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 |
595,130 |
53.34 |
$49.76 |
$103,510 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
98,630 |
1.78 |
$37.41 |
$77,820 |
| State Government (OES Designation) |
86,990 |
3.83 |
$38.09 |
$79,220 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
69,070 |
3.35 |
$49.46 |
$102,870 |
| Insurance Carriers |
30,200 |
2.60 |
$36.23 |
$75,350 |
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 |
113,160 |
8.06 |
1.03 |
$57.86 |
$120,350 |
| New York |
101,520 |
12.05 |
1.54 |
$58.00 |
$120,630 |
| Florida |
76,080 |
10.64 |
1.36 |
$43.34 |
$90,140 |
| Texas |
66,930 |
6.50 |
0.83 |
$44.88 |
$93,360 |
| Illinois |
44,570 |
8.00 |
1.02 |
$52.92 |
$110,070 |
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 |
38,730 |
60.06 |
7.69 |
$66.43 |
$138,160 |
| New York |
101,520 |
12.05 |
1.54 |
$58.00 |
$120,630 |
| Delaware |
4,780 |
11.85 |
1.52 |
$54.22 |
$112,790 |
| Florida |
76,080 |
10.64 |
1.36 |
$43.34 |
$90,140 |
| Virginia |
35,120 |
9.88 |
1.26 |
$47.34 |
$98,480 |
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 |
38,730 |
60.06 |
7.69 |
$66.43 |
$138,160 |
| New York |
101,520 |
12.05 |
1.54 |
$58.00 |
$120,630 |
| California |
113,160 |
8.06 |
1.03 |
$57.86 |
$120,350 |
| Delaware |
4,780 |
11.85 |
1.52 |
$54.22 |
$112,790 |
| Illinois |
44,570 |
8.00 |
1.02 |
$52.92 |
$110,070 |
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 |
73,690 |
14.56 |
1.86 |
$63.93 |
$132,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
62,370 |
26.99 |
3.45 |
$61.09 |
$127,060 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
37,750 |
9.88 |
1.26 |
$61.85 |
$128,650 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
36,210 |
10.11 |
1.29 |
$56.31 |
$117,130 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
20,960 |
9.41 |
1.20 |
$49.46 |
$102,880 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
18,840 |
10.38 |
1.33 |
$55.81 |
$116,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division |
18,430 |
11.00 |
1.41 |
$51.64 |
$107,400 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
18,180 |
7.13 |
0.91 |
$55.79 |
$116,040 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
16,810 |
8.22 |
1.05 |
$50.03 |
$104,070 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD |
15,170 |
12.13 |
1.55 |
$39.37 |
$81,890 |
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