There are currently an estimated 161,400 legal secretaries in the United States. The legal secretary job market is expected to shrink by -21.8% between 2022 and 2032.
How employable are legal secretaries?
CareerExplorer rates legal secretaries with a D employability rating, meaning this career should provide weak employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will lose -29,700 legal secretaries. That number is based on the retirement of 5,500 existing legal secretaries.
What’s the supply of legal secretaries?
The legal secretary industry is concentrated in California, New York, Texas
Legal Secretary job market by state
| State Name | Employed Legal Secretaries |
|---|---|
| California | 27,850 |
| New York | 16,500 |
| Texas | 14,300 |
| Illinois | 10,080 |
| Florida | 8,980 |
| New Jersey | 8,540 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,950 |
| Ohio | 5,780 |
| Michigan | 4,980 |
| Missouri | 4,530 |
| District of Columbia | 4,140 |
| Georgia | 4,100 |
| Massachusetts | 3,920 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,770 |
| Alabama | 3,710 |
| Washington | 3,660 |
| Minnesota | 3,520 |
| Colorado | 3,190 |
| Louisiana | 3,130 |
| Tennessee | 2,980 |
| Indiana | 2,960 |
| Virginia | 2,940 |
| Arizona | 2,760 |
| Kentucky | 2,730 |
| Maryland | 2,640 |
| South Carolina | 2,400 |
| Nevada | 2,360 |
| New Mexico | 1,760 |
| Wisconsin | 1,750 |
| Connecticut | 1,630 |
| North Carolina | 1,620 |
| Oregon | 1,570 |
| Oklahoma | 1,530 |
| Kansas | 1,460 |
| Utah | 1,320 |
| West Virginia | 1,250 |
| Iowa | 1,240 |
| Arkansas | 1,170 |
| Nebraska | 960 |
| Mississippi | 860 |
| Delaware | 850 |
| Montana | 780 |
| New Hampshire | 770 |
| Hawaii | 770 |
| Rhode Island | 740 |
| Maine | 730 |
| Idaho | 560 |
| South Dakota | 520 |
| Wyoming | 380 |
| Vermont | 370 |
| Alaska | 340 |
| North Dakota | 300 |
| Guam | 80 |