Legal

Administrative Law Judges

SOC 23-1021

Hear and decide disputes over benefits, licenses, and regulation.

Median pay

$118k

$81k to $160k typical range

Outlook

Declining

500 openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (JD) plus bar

AI displacement risk

Moderate

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

43/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

94th pct

More exposed than 94% of occupations · modeled estimate · 49th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

58/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.