Legal Support Services

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

12,814

declining 13%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,116

growing 1.18%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$25,843

growing 5.96%

Average Wage

$70,253

declining 0.911%

People in Workforce

90,094

declining 2.48%

Average Employee Age

41.6

declining 2.77%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Legal Support Services degree recipients are Davenport, IA, Phoenix, AZ, and University, FL. The locations with a relatively high number of Legal Support Services degree recipients are . The most common degree awarded to students studying Legal Support Services is a associates degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Legal Support Services and the types of students that study this field. Kaplan University-Davenport Campus awards the most degrees in Legal Support Services in the US, but Brown College of Court Reporting and Golden State College of Court Reporting have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Legal Support Services.

Tuition costs for Legal Support Services majors are, on average, $4,116 for in-state public colleges, and $25,843 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Legal Support Services programs are Public, 2-year institutions (390 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (6,452 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Legal Support Services

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Legal Support Services, is Public, 2-year (6,452 completions).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,116

Median In-State Public

$25,843

Median Out of State Private

Kaplan University-Davenport Campus has the most Legal Support Services degree recipients, with 289 degrees awarded in 2017.

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Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Legal Support Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Brown College of Court Reporting and Golden State College of Court Reporting have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Legal Support Services, with 100% and 100%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Legal Support Services

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Legal Support Services by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Legal Support Services.

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Employment

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

The average salary for Legal majors is $70,253 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.

The industry that employs the most Legal majors is Legal services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Legal Support Services is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

$70,253

Average Wage in Workforce

± $6,141

0.911%

1 Year Growth

± 12.5%

The average salary for Legal majors is $70,253 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.

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± 7,367

2.48%

1 Year Growth

± 11.8%

The number of Legal graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.48%, from 92,387 in 2017 to 90,094 in 2018.

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

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Legal Support Services is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Legal majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Legal majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Legal in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Legal is 41.6, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Legal degrees, and White students earn the majority (6,985) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Legal Support Services is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

41.6

Average Age in 2018

± 1.01 Years

2.77%

1 Year Change

± 3.42%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Legal. The most common ages of employees with this major are 39 and 27 years old, which represent 3.65% and 3.63% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Legal Support Services are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Legal Support Services is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

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

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (83.7%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
6,985 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
2,324 degrees awarded
Black or African American
1,914 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Legal Support Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
639 degrees awarded
White Male
217 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
208 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Legal Support Services. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Legal Support Services is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Philippines
1,412 degree recipients
Mexico
1,091 degree recipients
Jamaica
960 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Trinidad & Tobago
6.89 times more than expected
Jamaica
4.4 times more than expected
Philippines
2.4 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Trinidad & Tobago that hold Legal degrees (6.89 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 Philippines (1,412 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Legal Support Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Legal Support Services majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Legal Support Services majors need more than the average amount of Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Legal Support Services majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Writing is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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