Field of degree: Law and legal studies
Table 1. Law and legal studies degree, 2019
Data |
Law and legal studies |
All fields |
Employment
|
123,890 |
56,820,460 |
Median wage
|
53,000 |
60,000 |
Percent employed part time
|
14 |
15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree
|
43 |
60 |
Percent with an advanced degree
|
36 |
37 |
Chart 1. Types of law and legal studies majors, 2019
Law and legal studies majors |
Major share |
Pre-Law And Legal Studies
|
94% |
Court Reporting
|
6 |
Chart 2. Employment distribution of workers with a law and legal studies degree, by occupational group, 2019
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
Legal occupations
|
28% |
Management occupations
|
13 |
Office and administrative support occupations
|
13 |
Business and financial operations occupations
|
10 |
Sales and related occupations
|
5 |
Other
|
31 |
Table 2. Top-employing occupations for workers with a law and legal studies degree
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2021–31 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2019 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2019 |
Financial managers
|
17% |
Bachelor's degree |
1% |
21% |
Paralegals and legal assistants
|
14 |
Associate's degree |
13 |
9 |
Lawyers
|
10 |
Doctoral or professional degree |
13 |
92 |
Managers, all other
|
6 |
Bachelor's degree |
4 |
20 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education
|
4 |
Bachelor's degree |
2 |
48 |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
|
3 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
7 |
Customer service representatives
|
-4 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
2 |
4 |
Office clerks, general
|
-5 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
1 |
4 |
Chief executives
|
-7 |
Bachelor's degree |
1 |
30 |
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
|
-10 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
3 |
4 |
Last Modified Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022