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Average Wage
$79,717
growing 5.98%
People in Workforce
93,523
growing 2.42%
Average Employee Age
42.6
growing 1.25%

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The most common degree awarded to students studying Legal is a N/A.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Legal and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Legal in the US.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Legal programs are N/A institutions (N/A total). N/A

Institutions

N/A
Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Legal

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Legal, is N/A (N/A completions in N/A).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Legal.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ N/A graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for N/A majors is $79,717 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most N/A majors is Legal services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers .

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$79,717
Average Wage in Workforce
± $6,285
5.98%
1 Year Growth
± 10.7%

The average salary for N/A majors is $79,717 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for N/A majors.

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Highest Paying Locations

Highest Paying Pumas
  1. Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA
  2. LA City (Central/Hancock Park & Mid-Wilshire) PUMA, CA
  3. Carroll County PUMA, MD

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of N/A majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that N/A majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

The most common occupations N/A majors, by number of employees, are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.

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Most Specialized

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of N/A majors working as Paralegals & legal assistants, Judicial law clerks, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations by median income for N/A majors are Chief executives & legislators, Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, and Physicians.

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Occupations by Share

93,523
2021 Workforce
± 7,506
2.42%
1 Year Growth
± 11.1%

The number of N/A graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.42%, from 91,313 in 2020 to 93,523 in 2021.

The largest single share of N/A graduates go on to work as Paralegals & legal assistants (15.2%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in N/A by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

The most common industries that employ N/A majors, by number of employees, are Legal services, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Elementary & secondary schools.

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Highest Paid

The highest paying industries of N/A majors, by average wage, are Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers , Spectator sports, and Electronics stores.

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Industries by Share

93,523
2021 Workforce
± 7,506
2.42%
1 Year Growth
± 11.1%

The number of N/A graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.42%, from 91,313 in 2020 to 93,523 in 2021.

The industry which employs the most N/A graduates by share is Legal services, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in N/A.

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Specialty Locations

PUMAS with a relatively high number of N/A majors
  1. Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR
  2. Carr 2 (Noroeste) PUMA, PR
  3. Carr 2-Carr 100 PUMA, PR

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in N/A in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in N/A is 42.6.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a N/A.

Workforce Age

42.6
Average Age in 2021
± 0.975 Years
1.25%
1 Year Change
± 3.22%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in N/A. The most common ages of employees with this major are 46 and 39 years old, which represent 3.5% and 3.36% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Legal are N/A.

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Workforce Degrees

The most common degree types held by the working population in N/A are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Legal for each race & ethnicity. N/A

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Legal.

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Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    809 degree recipients
  2. Philippines
    630 degree recipients
  3. China
    597 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina
    4.68 times more than expected
  2. Venezuela
    3.18 times more than expected
  3. Ukraine
    3.1 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina that hold N/A degrees (4.68 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (809 degree recipients).

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