Judicial Law Clerks
Occupation · SOC 2018 23-1012 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 23-1012
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.05%
- Applications on record
- 6,164
- FY2025
- 432
- Median offered wage
- $68,640
- Certified (last three years)
- 94.4%
- Main route
- H-1B
OC<USAJUDICIAL<LAW<CLERKS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 2310129<N61644<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<6
Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Judicial Law Clerks (SOC 23-1012). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Judicial Law Clerks
Data table
| FY2008 | 56 |
| FY2009 | 179 |
| FY2010 | 798 |
| FY2011 | 592 |
| FY2012 | 388 |
| FY2013 | 225 |
| FY2014 | 250 |
| FY2015 | 247 |
| FY2016 | 289 |
| FY2017 | 305 |
| FY2018 | 283 |
| FY2019 | 325 |
| FY2020 | 243 |
| FY2021 | 217 |
| FY2022 | 215 |
| FY2023 | 290 |
| FY2024 | 363 |
| FY2025 | 432 |
| FY2026* | 467 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 462 | 5 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 430 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 362 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 287 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 207 | 8 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 211 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 241 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 323 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 283 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 304 | 1 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 287 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 246 | 1 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 245 | 5 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 219 | 6 |
| FY2012 | 1 | 351 | 36 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 533 | 59 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 753 | 45 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 161 | 18 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Dla Piper LLP128
- Kevin Kerveng Tung, P.C.119
- Ropes & Gray LLP104
- Milbank LLP60
- Chugh, LLP54
- Law Offices of Rakesh Mehrotra47
- Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.45
- Terkiana, PC42
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP37
- Somireddy Law Group PLLC30
- Dai & Associates, P.C.29
- Dewey & Leboeuf LLP28
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Judicial Law Clerks: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 2,106 |
| CA | 1,434 |
| VA | 301 |
| TX | 295 |
| FL | 286 |
| DC | 282 |
| NJ | 278 |
| IL | 216 |
| GA | 147 |
| MA | 143 |
| MD | 125 |
| PA | 81 |
| WA | 57 |
| MN | 49 |
| OH | 43 |
| MO | 37 |
| MI | 35 |
| UT | 29 |
| CT | 27 |
| IN | 25 |
| NC | 23 |
| TN | 18 |
| LA | 18 |
| SC | 15 |
| AZ | 14 |
| DE | 13 |
| CO | 12 |
| NV | 9 |
| MS | 9 |
| HI | 8 |
| AL | 5 |
| OK | 5 |
| NE | 4 |
| WI | 3 |
| OR | 3 |
| WV | 2 |
| IA | 2 |
| KS | 2 |
| NH | 1 |
| MP | 1 |
| ME | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,323
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA775
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV665
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA283
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA265
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL203
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN185
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX160
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA145
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH139
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $68,640; middle half $58,725 to $84,500 · median prevailing wage $61,870 (marker) · 1,140 applications.
- Level I418
- Level II381
- Level III196
- Level IV257
- Law Clerk3,768
- Legal Consultant177
- Senior Law Clerk95
- Foreign Legal Consultant86
- Judicial Law Clerk85
- Immigration Law Clerk52
- Associate38
- Legal Research Analyst36
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Official data, not advice. Visa Atlas publishes figures from government registers and statistics. It does not assess eligibility or give immigration advice; for advice, consult a regulated adviser. Read more