Patent Examiners vs Law Clerks
Compare Patent Examiners and Law Clerks side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Patent Examiners pays about $95k more.
Median pay$160k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureHigh 85%, modeled
EducationBachelor's in technical field
SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWriting
Median pay$65k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureHigh 79%, modeled
EducationDoctoral (JD)
Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingSpeaking
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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 we model AI exposure.