Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

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Total Workforce

974k

Average Age

46.6

Estimated Job Growth

8.01%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$159,875

Average Male Salary

$178,631

Average Female Salary

$131,360

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Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are most often employed by the Legal services industry. The average yearly wage for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers was $159,875 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers by wage are Nurse anesthetists, Dentists, and Chief executives & legislators.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, and Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC, and Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Legal services is the industry that employs the most Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, by average wage, is Pharmacies & drug stores. Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are paid most in Plainfield City & Westfield Town (South) PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$159,875

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,518

In 2017, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers earned an average of $159,875, $107,810 more than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Dentists make somewhat more than Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers while Nurse anesthetists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.407

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.407, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Plainfield City & Westfield Town (South) PUMA, NJ

  2. Stamford & Greenwich Towns PUMA, CT

  3. Hackensack & Englewood (West) Cities PUMA, NJ

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

  1. District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC

  2. District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC

  3. Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, by number of employees, are Legal services, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Insurance carriers & related activities.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, by average wage, are Pharmacies & drug stores, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , and Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing .

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Industries by Share

974k

2017 Workforce

± 24,152

-0.999%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.53%

The number of people employed as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers has been declining at a rate of -0.999%, from 983,971 people in 2016 to 974,140 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers employed by various industries. Legal services employs the largest share of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers at  63.2%, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities  with 12.2% and Insurance carriers & related activities with 2.3%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in the US. The average age of male Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers in the workforce is 48.8 and of female Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is 43.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is White.

Gender Composition

588k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 18,783

387k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 15,244

60.3% of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Asian

86.4% of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 5.43% of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Age by Gender

48.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.437

43.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.457

The median age of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is 46.6, and Male employees are generally 5.61 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is Social Sciences but a relatively high number of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers hold a major in Legal.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Social Sciences

  2. Business

  3. History

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Legal

  2. History

  3. Social Sciences

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers need many skills, but most especially Negotiation. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers need more than the average amount of Negotiation, Persuasion, and Speaking.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are expected to see a growth of 8.01% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

8.01%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers. This profession is expected to grow faster than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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