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Paralegal Salaries by Industry


The table below shows hourly and annual mean wages for paralegals by industry. The employment column lists the estimated number of paralegals employed in that industry. The data was collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics OES - May 2008.

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Occupation: Paralegals and Legal Assistants
   
Industry Employment
Numbers
Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Sector 21 - Mining 11026.8555850
Oil and Gas Extraction 9027.6257460
Oil and Gas Extraction 9027.6257460
Sector 22 - Utilities 39027.356790
Utilities 39027.356790
Electric Power Generation Transmission and Distribution 35027.5157210
Natural Gas Distribution 3025.2252450
Sector 23 - Construction 29026.8155770
Construction of Buildings 14027.457000
Residential Building Construction 11027.7957800
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 15026.1354350
Land Subdivision 13026.0954270
Sectors 31 32 and 33 - Manufacturing 108028.0258280
Chemical Manufacturing 31026.8955930
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 26027.1856540
Machinery Manufacturing 6027.8757970
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 28030.1662730
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 6028.7959890
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 4027.6357460
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 7030.0762540
Navigational Measuring Electromedical and Control Instruments Manufacturing )11031.7966120
Electrical Equipment Appliance and Component Manufacturing 8026.3154730
Household Appliance Manufacturing 3024.5551060
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 15027.0956340
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 7026.3654840
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 11027.7757770
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 7027.6557510
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4028.0158250
Sector 42 - Wholesale Trade 42028.358850
Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods 17028.4659200
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 8028.7859860
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 19028.3258910
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 8029.0160330
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 6026.0554180
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 6027.7757760
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 6027.7757760
Sectors 44 and 45 - Retail Trade 16021.745130
Nonstore Retailers 7026.1354360
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 6027.0856330
Sectors 48 and 49 - Transportation and Warehousing 43025.0752150
Air Transportation 8022.1246010
Scheduled Air Transportation 802245770
Rail Transportation 11027.5157210
Rail Transportation 11027.5157210
Truck Transportation (8)-18.1237680
Specialized Freight Trucking (8)-17.8737170
Support Activities for Transportation 4025.7953650
Postal Service 6029.0560420
Postal Service 6029.0560420
Couriers and Messengers 6025.5953230
Couriers and Express Delivery Services 6025.5953230
Sector 51 - Information 155030.0962590
Publishing Industries (except Internet) 54031.8966330
Newspaper Periodical Book and Directory Publishers 21029.1760680
Software Publishers 33033.6369950
Broadcasting (except Internet) 5030.4263280
Radio and Television Broadcasting 3030.0362460
Telecommunications 48030.2462890
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 35030.2362880
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) 9029.160520
Other Telecommunications 5033.0268680
Data Processing Hosting and Related Services 16022.4946770
Data Processing Hosting and Related Services 16022.4946770
Other Information Services 13033.8170320
Other Information Services 13033.8170320
Sector 52 - Finance and Insurance 944025.5753170
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 219025.2652540
Depository Credit Intermediation 88025.2552530
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 102025.5453130
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 59024.9551900
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation 28024.2550450
Securities Commodity Contracts and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 162027.2856750
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage 62028.1458530
Other Financial Investment Activities 99026.7355590
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 484025.4853000
Insurance Carriers 423025.6353310
Direct Insurance (except Life Health and Medical) Carriers 275025.4552930
Agencies Brokerages and Other Insurance Related Activities 61024.4650870
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 25023.6849250
Other Insurance Related Activities 3602552000
Funds Trusts and Other Financial Vehicles 78023.3248510
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds 14025.8653780
Other Investment Pools and Funds 63022.7447310
Sector 53 - Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 112027.4757140
Real Estate 72027.3656900
Lessors of Real Estate 26027.8557940
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 22029.260730
Activities Related to Real Estate 24025.1452290
Rental and Leasing Services 8025.1952400
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532400)7025.6653380
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (533000)32028.2958840
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (533100)32028.2958840
Sector 54 - Professional Scientific and Technical Services (54--55)18973022.8247470
Professional Scientific and Technical Services (541000)18973022.8247470
Legal Services (541100)18736022.7847380
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping and Payroll Services (541200)25025.9654000
Architectural Engineering and Related Services (541300)24029.861980
Engineering Services (541330)21029.6261620
Computer Systems Design and Related Services (541500)45028.859890
Management Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541600)71022.6747150
Scientific Research and Development Services (541700)40029.8162000
Research and Development in the Physical Engineering and Life Sciences (541710)39029.9562300
Advertising Public Relations and Related Services (541800)23023.749290
Other Professional Scientific and Technical Services (541900)8023.6649220
Sector 55 - Management of Companies and Enterprises (55--56)582027.7557720
Management of Companies and Enterprises (551000)582027.7557720
Management of Companies and Enterprises (551100)582027.7557720
Sector 56- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56--57)555025.1652340
Administrative and Support Services (561000)552025.1652340
Office Administrative Services (561100)48029.3260990
Facilities Support Services (561200)5022.6447080
Employment Services (561300)414025.9553970
Business Support Services (561400)81018.7238930
Sector 61 - Educational Services (61--62)46025.1652340
Educational Services (611000)46025.1652340
Elementary and Secondary Schools (611100)8025.2152430
Junior Colleges (611200)4024.751370
Colleges Universities and Professional Schools (611300)32025.3652740
Sector 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (62--63)109022.3646510
Ambulatory Health Care Services (621000)13027.2756720
Offices of Physicians (621100)5025.6453330
Outpatient Care Centers (621400)3023.6949270
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (621500)30(8)-(8)-
Hospitals (622000)42023.6549190
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622100)36024.3150560
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622200)5018.0437530
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623000)3023.9149720
Social Assistance (624000)51019.9541490
Individual and Family Services (624100)35020.5342710
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)(8)-21.6445000
Community Food and Housing and Emergency and Other Relief Services (624200)14017.5736550
Sector 71 - Arts Entertainment and Recreation (71--72)6027.4657120
Amusement Gambling and Recreation Industries (713000)4027.1756510
Sector 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (72--73)11026.7855700
Accommodation (721000)6023.3148490
Traveler Accommodation (721100)6023.3148490
Food Services and Drinking Places (722000)5031.5565630
Sector 81 - Other Services (except Federal State and Local Government) (81--82)93024.2150360
Personal and Laundry Services (812000)3021.344300
Religious Grantmaking Civic Professional and Similar Organizations (813000)90024.3250590
Grantmaking and Giving Services (813200)5024.2750480
Social Advocacy Organizations (813300)21020.6242890
Business Professional Labor Political and Similar Organizations (813900)60025.7953640
Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930)11032.8868390
Sector 99 - Federal State and Local Government (OES designation) (99-100)3431024.6551270
Federal State and Local Government (OES Designation) (999000)3431024.6551270
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) (999100)1323029.0160340
Local Government (OES Designation) (999300)(8)-22.6447080

 

 

 

 

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