Paralegals & legal assistants are most often employed by the Legal services industry. The average yearly wage for Paralegals & legal assistants was $52,006 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Paralegals & legal assistants by wage are Dental hygienists, Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers.
Paralegals & legal assistants are part of the Legal Occupations, along with Judicial law clerks, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Paralegals & legal assistants, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, and Legal support workers, all other.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Paralegals & legal assistants are Kent CountyWarwick City PUMA, RI, Tamarac, Oakland Park & North Lauderdale Cities PUMA, FL, and Fort Lauderdale City (Central) PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Paralegals & legal assistants are Kent CountyWarwick City PUMA, RI, Jackson County PUMA, MS, and South Miami City, Westchester & Coral Terrace PUMA, FL.