Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Legal Occupations

Legal Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2016 - 2026 Annual				1Q2018 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2016	2026	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Legal Occupations	18,927	20,321	1,394	7.4%	476	694	139	1,309	$40.61	$84,467
Religious Workers		3,518	3,768	250	7.1%	174	237	25	436
	Clergy	2,396	2,570	174	7.3%	114	152	17	283	$25.39	$52,814	Bachelors Mod. OJT

	Directors, Religious Activities and Education	718	766	48	6.7%	33	56	5	94	$18.73	$38,953	Bachelors 5 years

	Religious Workers, All Other	404	432	28	6.9%	27	28	3	58	$23.87	$49,656	Bachelors
Lawyers, Judges, and Related Workers		12,846	13,538	692	5.4%	261	288	69	618
	Lawyers	12,259	12,959	700	5.7%	250	273	70	593	$63.60	$132,275	Doctoral Professional

	Judicial Law Clerks	194	192	-2	-1.0%	3	7	0	10	$41.21	$85,716	Doctoral Professional

	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	152	149	-3	-2.0%	3	3	0	6	$44.16	$91,849	Doctoral Professional +5 yearsShort OJT

	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	60	60	0	0.0%	1	1	0	2	$43.25	$89,960	Bachelors 5 years Mod. OJT

	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	181	178	-3	-1.7%	4	4	0	8	$90.11	$187,445	Doctoral Professional +5 yearsShort OJT
Legal Support Workers		6,081	6,783	702	11.5%	215	406	70	691
	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	5,059	5,722	663	13.1%	178	358	66	602	$28.09	$58,420	Associates

	Court Reporters	250	247	-3	-1.2%	9	11	0	20	$27.88	$58,004	Postsecond. Short OJT

	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	140	143	3	2.1%	5	6	0	11	$23.89	$49,707	HS Mod. OJT

	Legal Support Workers, All Other	632	671	39	6.2%	23	30	4	57	$29.88	$62,126	Associates


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