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Administrative Law Judges vs Judges

Compare Administrative Law Judges and Judges side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Judges pays about $36k more.

Administrative Law Judges

Median pay$118k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureHigh 94%, modeled
EducationDoctoral (JD) plus bar
Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingSpeaking

Judges

Median pay$154k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureHigh 83%, modeled
EducationDoctoral (JD) plus election or appointment
Active ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWritingSpeaking
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How these numbers are made.

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