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| Career | Median yearly payAll workers · May 2025 | Projected growth2025–35 | Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35 | Typical education to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralegals and legal assistants No bachelor's needed | $62,890 | -0.3% | 40,800 | Associate's degree |
| Lawyers Strong outlook | $159,670 | +4.7% | 28,700 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers No bachelor's needed | $58,650 | +2.1% | 5,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Legal support workers, all other No bachelor's needed | $72,110 | -0.3% | 4,700 | Associate's degree |
| Judicial law clerks | $64,920 | +2.8% | 1,500 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | $153,990 | +2.8% | 800 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers | $117,860 | +0.0% | 500 | Doctoral or professional degree |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators Strong outlook | $75,530 | +4.7% | 300 | Bachelor's degree |
Median yearly pay is from May 2025, for all workers at every experience level: half earn more, half less. Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025 to 2035; openings include jobs that come open as people retire or change careers.
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