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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

23-2099 Legal Support Workers, All Other

All legal support workers not listed separately.


National estimates for Legal Support Workers, All Other
Industry profile for Legal Support Workers, All Other
Geographic profile for Legal Support Workers, All Other

National estimates for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
45,310 2.5 % $ 35.25 $ 73,320 4.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.69 $ 21.31 $ 28.62 $ 46.55 $ 67.56
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,640 $ 44,330 $ 59,540 $ 96,820 $ 140,520


Industry profile for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Legal Support Workers, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Legal Support Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 14,910 0.72 $ 49.41 $ 102,770
Legal Services 13,000 1.14 $ 27.81 $ 57,840
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 5,530 0.25 $ 24.91 $ 51,810
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 4,850 0.09 $ 28.20 $ 58,650
Management of Companies and Enterprises 740 0.03 $ 36.20 $ 75,300

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services 13,000 1.14 $ 27.81 $ 57,840
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 14,910 0.72 $ 49.41 $ 102,770
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 5,530 0.25 $ 24.91 $ 51,810
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 240 0.13 $ 27.38 $ 56,940
Oil and Gas Extraction 120 0.09 $ 44.93 $ 93,460

Top paying industries for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 50.27 $ 104,550
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 14,910 0.72 $ 49.41 $ 102,770
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 50 0.01 $ 49.12 $ 102,180
Software Publishers (8) (8) $ 47.75 $ 99,330
Oil and Gas Extraction 120 0.09 $ 44.93 $ 93,460


Geographic profile for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Legal Support Workers, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Legal Support Workers, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 8,860 0.54 1.66 $ 29.58 $ 61,520
Virginia 6,910 1.87 5.73 $ 56.80 $ 118,150
District of Columbia 2,340 3.41 10.46 $ 38.45 $ 79,970
Texas 2,330 0.19 0.59 $ 30.57 $ 63,580
Florida 2,130 0.25 0.78 $ 27.86 $ 57,960




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 2,340 3.41 10.46 $ 38.45 $ 79,970
Virginia 6,910 1.87 5.73 $ 56.80 $ 118,150
Maryland 1,970 0.78 2.40 (8) (8)
Colorado 1,620 0.63 1.92 $ 32.05 $ 66,660
Delaware 250 0.58 1.80 $ 32.48 $ 67,560




Top paying states for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia 6,910 1.87 5.73 $ 56.80 $ 118,150
Massachusetts 280 0.08 0.25 $ 42.98 $ 89,400
Pennsylvania 970 0.18 0.54 $ 41.17 $ 85,630
New Hampshire 70 0.11 0.34 $ 39.33 $ 81,810
District of Columbia 2,340 3.41 10.46 $ 38.45 $ 79,970





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,250 3.06 9.39 $ 53.98 $ 112,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,230 0.55 1.70 $ 29.46 $ 61,280
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,910 0.22 0.66 $ 32.24 $ 67,050
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,410 1.01 3.10 $ 22.19 $ 46,150
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,270 0.48 1.48 $ 29.28 $ 60,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,120 0.26 0.79 $ 24.72 $ 51,420
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,120 0.87 2.67 $ 33.60 $ 69,890
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,050 0.72 2.21 $ 34.01 $ 70,740
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 900 0.25 0.77 $ 31.78 $ 66,110
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 780 0.31 0.96 $ 26.29 $ 54,680




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,250 3.06 9.39 $ 53.98 $ 112,280
Dover, DE 130 2.15 6.60 $ 26.98 $ 56,120
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,410 1.01 3.10 $ 22.19 $ 46,150
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,120 0.87 2.67 $ 33.60 $ 69,890
Pueblo, CO 40 0.73 2.25 $ 21.39 $ 44,490
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,050 0.72 2.21 $ 34.01 $ 70,740
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 290 0.68 2.08 (8) (8)
Grand Junction, CO 40 0.67 2.05 $ 22.23 $ 46,250
Modesto, CA 120 0.66 2.04 $ 21.18 $ 44,050
Greeley, CO 70 0.65 2.00 $ 33.15 $ 68,960




Top paying metropolitan areas for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,250 3.06 9.39 $ 53.98 $ 112,280
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 140 0.26 0.79 $ 45.05 $ 93,710
New Haven, CT 50 0.17 0.53 $ 44.19 $ 91,920
Raleigh, NC 190 0.30 0.93 $ 43.41 $ 90,290
Austin-Round Rock, TX 210 0.20 0.61 $ 42.87 $ 89,160
Charlottesville, VA (8) (8) (8) $ 42.44 $ 88,270
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 250 0.09 0.29 $ 41.66 $ 86,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 41.14 $ 85,570
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 70 0.23 0.70 $ 39.54 $ 82,250
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 100 0.14 0.44 $ 39.34 $ 81,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 110 0.52 1.59 $ 23.74 $ 49,370
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 90 0.47 1.43 (8) (8)
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 80 0.84 2.58 $ 27.85 $ 57,920
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 60 0.46 1.41 $ 24.53 $ 51,020
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.21 0.66 $ 22.36 $ 46,510

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 80 0.84 2.58 $ 27.85 $ 57,920
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.73 2.24 $ 19.99 $ 41,580
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 30 0.57 1.74 $ 32.92 $ 68,460
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.54 1.66 $ 24.58 $ 51,120
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 110 0.52 1.59 $ 23.74 $ 49,370

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Legal Support Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 30 0.57 1.74 $ 32.92 $ 68,460
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.35 1.09 $ 30.43 $ 63,290
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 30 0.51 1.57 $ 29.57 $ 61,510
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 30 0.37 1.13 $ 27.90 $ 58,030
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 80 0.84 2.58 $ 27.85 $ 57,920


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021