Legal

Lawyers

SOC 23-1011

Advise and represent clients in disputes, deals, and dealings with government.

Median pay

$160k

$103k to $221k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

32k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (JD) plus bar

AI displacement risk

Low

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

Works with AI

45/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

84th pct

More exposed than 84% of occupations · modeled estimate · 64th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

88/100

Key skills

Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing
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.