Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to law programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Law · CIP 22.0101 · 6 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 22.0101 Law, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps law programs to 6 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Lawyer, Judicial Law Clerk and Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. BLS median pay across them runs from $64,920 (Judicial Law Clerk) to $159,670 (Lawyer) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs law programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | $159,670 | 754,500 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Judge | $153,990 | 24,030 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Law Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $128,500 | 20,060 | First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. | 5 |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $117,860 | 16,370 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Judicial Law Clerk | $64,920 | 13,290 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Arbitrator | $75,530 | 9,210 | First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Judicial Law Clerk, one of the law jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
Speaking · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 22.0101Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 22.0101Monitor and direct the activities of trials and hearings to ensure that they are conducted fairly and that courts administer justice while safeguarding the legal rights of all involved parties.
Prepare written opinions and decisions.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 22.0101Prepare written opinions or decisions regarding cases.
Apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, or precedents to reach conclusions.
Negotiation · Active Listening · Writing
Mapped from CIP 22.0101Sentence defendants in criminal cases, on conviction by jury, according to applicable government statutes.
Monitor proceedings to ensure that all applicable rules and procedures are followed.
Active Listening · Critical Thinking · Judgment and Decision Making
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 22.0101Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data A national median for federal-aid graduates of this field: a separate measure from the BLS job pay above.
See earnings by degree level, college spread and federal debt.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
Searches this page answers include “what can you do with a law degree”, “law degree jobs”, “what can i do with a law degree” (Ahrefs, U.S.).
