Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

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Total Workforce

1.02M

Average Age

46.5

Average Salary

$163,595

Average Male Salary

$183,687

Average Female Salary

$132,637

About

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 $163,595 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers by wage are Podiatrists, Nurse anesthetists, and Architectural & engineering managers.

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are part of the Legal Occupations, along with Judicial law clerks, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Paralegals & legal assistants, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, and Legal support workers, all other.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD, Upper East Side PUMA, NY, and District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD, District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC, and Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene 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 Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. . Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are paid most in Plainfield City & Westfield Town (South) PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$163,595

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,527

In 2018, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers earned an average of $163,595, $109,707 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Nurse anesthetists make somewhat more than Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers while Podiatrists 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.

Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

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.

Spatial Concentration

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

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.

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.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, by average wage, are Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Petroleum refining, Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers , Pharmacies & drug stores, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , and Soap, cleaning compound, & cosmetics manufacturing .

Industries by Share

1.02M

2018 Workforce

± 24,750

5.04%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.3%

The number of people employed as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers has been growing at a rate of 5.04%, from 974,140 people in 2017 to 1,023,252 people in 2018.

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 62.8%, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities with 12.5% and Insurance carriers with 1.98%.

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 48.6 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 (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

621k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 19,300

403k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 15,559

60.6% 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.

Race & Ethnicity

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

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

80.2% of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.11% of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Black (Non-Hispanic) 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.

Age by Gender

48.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.425

43.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.449

The median age of Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers is 46.5, and Male employees are generally 5.43 years older than than their Female counterparts.

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 History.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

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.