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Legal Support Workers, All Other

Legal Support Workers, All Other: Career Overview

All legal support workers not listed separately.

Common job titles for this role include:

  • Advocate
  • Brief Writer
  • Case Briefer
  • Closer
  • Contract Clerk
  • Escrow Closer
  • Escrow Officer
  • Friend of the Court

Employment and Demand

The U.S. employs around 198,480 legal support workers, all other working in the United States today. Demand is forecast to decline by -0.5% over the projection horizon.

Forecasted number of jobs for Legal Support Workers, All Other
Statistic Value
Annual median $80,735
Hourly median $38.82
10th percentile $46,143
25th percentile $63,439
75th percentile $98,031
90th percentile $115,327

Pay can vary substantially based on experience, location, and industry.

Salary ranges for Legal Support Workers, All Other
State Annual median salary
Virginia $176,950
Maryland $96,220
Alaska $93,940
New Jersey $88,420
Minnesota $84,220
California $81,970
Kansas $81,120
Washington $81,060
District of Columbia $80,500
New Hampshire $73,590
New York $72,950
Connecticut $72,910
Rhode Island $72,110
Pennsylvania $69,450
Tennessee $66,960
Maine $65,870
Ohio $65,620
Delaware $64,530
North Carolina $63,730
Oregon $63,650
Michigan $63,550
Indiana $63,440
Massachusetts $63,220
Arizona $62,480
Nebraska $62,140
Colorado $62,070
Illinois $61,460
Wisconsin $60,440
New Mexico $60,340
Missouri $60,170
Texas $59,990
Mississippi $59,720
Georgia $59,480
Utah $58,070
Vermont $57,530
West Virginia $57,210
Puerto Rico $57,180
Alabama $56,080
Florida $55,880
Kentucky $55,480
Oklahoma $54,290
Montana $51,920
Louisiana $48,230
Idaho $47,780
Nevada $47,670
North Dakota $44,120
Iowa $43,140

Earnings for legal support workers, all other shift depending on where you work. The following regions pay the most:

Region Median annual wage Share of U.S. jobs Location quotient
Southeast $95,185 36.2% 1.89
Middle Atlantic $82,599 23.6% 3.38
New England $70,838 1.5% 0.61
Far Western US $67,098 7.6% 1.39
Great Lakes $63,341 6.7% 0.52
Southwest $60,601 12.3% 0.85
Rocky Mountains $60,051 7.2% 1.82
Other U.S. Territories $57,180 0.6% 0.76

Where the Jobs Cluster

Metro area State Median annual wage Employment
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV DC $161,780 6,650
Lexington Park, MD MD $109,550 50
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CA $103,380 470
Raleigh-Cary, NC NC $100,420 190
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ PA $95,220 40
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA WA $95,170 100
Boulder, CO CO $93,660 80
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TX $93,620 140

The largest employers of legal support workers, all other are concentrated in the following sectors:

Industry Employment Median annual wage
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 12,480 $59,990
Finance and Insurance 1,190 $65,530
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,150 $80,670
Information 1,100 $79,060
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 830 $50,920
Health Care and Social Assistance 680 $49,070
Other Services (except Public Administration) 630 $65,440
Retail Trade 410 $46,860
Legal Support Workers, All Other sectors

Below are examples of industries where legal support workers, all other work:

Legal Support Workers, All Other industries

Top Programs to Study For This Career

Future legal support workers, all other commonly pursue programs in:

3 programs across 2 majors

References

Data on this page comes from the following authoritative sources:

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
  • BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
  • O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 23-2099.00 (Legal Support Workers, All Other).

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