Career field
Legal careers
Every legal role with a TryHired career hub: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.
Quick answer
TryHired covers 5 legal occupations. The highest median pay among them is Lawyer ($159,670, BLS May 2025).
Roles
5 legal roles
Lawyer$159,670 medianParalegal$62,890 medianJudge$153,990 medianArbitrator$75,530 medianTitle Examiner$58,650 median
No roles match.
Where these careers work
Industries employing this field
Data Share of all jobs in legal occupations (SOC 23-0000) by industry, 2025, BLS Employment Matrix.
- Professional, scientific, and technical services56.5% of jobs in this field · +3.5% projected change here 2025–35
- Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals21.2% of jobs in this field · +0.0% projected change here 2025–35
- Insurance carriers and related activities3.4% of jobs in this field · +5.1% projected change here 2025–35
- Management of companies and enterprises2.1% of jobs in this field · +3.6% projected change here 2025–35
- Credit intermediation and related activities0.9% of jobs in this field · +5.0% projected change here 2025–35
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations0.9% of jobs in this field · +5.6% projected change here 2025–35
- Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities0.7% of jobs in this field · +8.9% projected change here 2025–35
- Educational services; state, local, and private0.7% of jobs in this field · +1.9% projected change here 2025–35
Industry career maps: Careers in finance · Careers in insurance · Careers in education · Careers in government
Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.