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BLS occupation 23-2011

Paralegals and legal assistants

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change-0.3%
Median annual pay$62,890
Annual openings40.8K

Outlook

Employment for paralegals and legal assistants is projected to change by -0.3% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 40.8K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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