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Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Occupation · SOC 2018 23-2011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
23-2011
Share of U.S. applications
0.05%
Applications on record
5,738
FY2025
509
Median offered wage
$66,685
Certified (last three years)
90.1%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$66,685certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Paralegals and Legal Assistants (SOC 23-2011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Paralegals and Legal Assistants

260519FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
260519FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200835
FY200976
FY2010222
FY2011248
FY2012311
FY2013287
FY2014305
FY2015346
FY2016332
FY2017352
FY2018386
FY2019368
FY2020264
FY2021260
FY2022258
FY2023293
FY2024367
FY2025509
FY2026*519
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*60295218
FY202562293208
FY202401236130
FY202305185103
FY202202143113
FY202120154104
FY20206016197
FY201960251111
FY201800268118
FY20170227476
FY20160025280
FY20150028660
FY20140027134
FY20130025928
FY20120028427
FY20110020543
FY20100017745
FY2009005323
FY200800035
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Yerezhepova Law, PC86
  2. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP83
  3. Clifford Chance US LLP76
  4. Reid & Wise, LLC37
  5. Sidley Austin (US) LLP34
  6. Jun Wang & Associates, P.C.28
  7. Chugh, LLP26
  8. Perez Gardini LLC25
  9. Fish & Richardson P.C.22
  10. Latourvenceslau, P.A. Dba Venlaw22
  11. Kobre & Kim LLP21
  12. Venlaw P.A.21
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Paralegals and Legal Assistants: applications by worksite state

1+4+11+29+112+
1+4+11+29+112+
Data table
StateApplications
NY1,911
CA1,050
FL386
TX287
MA248
VA234
DC231
NJ220
IL215
GA125
PA112
MD88
WA82
NC57
MI44
NV39
CO38
MN37
CT34
MP29
UT28
LA27
IN26
OK24
OH18
TN16
IA13
AZ13
WI12
MO11
OR10
SC10
DE7
NE7
KS6
MT5
MS5
NM4
AL4
ND4
HI4
GU3
ID2
AR2
ME1
NH1
KY1
RI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ2,066
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA622
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV524
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL256
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH232
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN212
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA208
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX164
  9. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA142
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA116
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $66,685; middle half $58,157 to $83,122 · median prevailing wage $64,813 (marker) · 696 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I201
  2. Level II263
  3. Level III137
  4. Level IV197
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Paralegal807
  2. Law Clerk760
  3. Legal Assistant435
  4. Legal Analyst119
  5. Legal Consultant80
  6. Patent Agent47
  7. Legal Specialist47
  8. Immigration Paralegal46
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • 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
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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