Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers is a dynamic career path with diverse opportunities. Professionals in this field are primarily employed in industries such as Cross-industry and Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation).
Key Statistics
Employment
Employment and salary information for the Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers workforce.
Employment Over Time
N/A Workforce in 2023
The Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers workforce has been growing over time.
Historical employment trends for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Yearly Wage Ranking
$N/A Average Wage
In 2023, Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers earned an average of $N/A.
Wage ranking compared to other occupations.
Wage Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of average salaries by income buckets for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Salary distribution for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Employment Growth Projections
0.9% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
3,304 Projected Employment (5 years)
Projected growth: 4.6%
3,454 Projected Employment (10 years)
Projected growth: 9.3%
This occupation is projected to grow at 0.9% annually, indicating strong future demand.
Historical employment trends and future projections for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Industry
Information on the industries that employ Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers and on wages for those in the field.
Occupations by Industries
This graphic shows the share of Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers employed by various industries.
Industry distribution for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Wage Trends by Industry
0.4% Average Annual Wage Growth Rate
Historical wage growth trends by industry for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Geographic Distribution
Employment and wage information by geographic location for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Metropolitan employment on this page is from the California OEWS extract. Area names omit state codes; all listed metros are in California, so the state chart shows California totals (not a multi-state ranking).
Top States by Employment
Top States by Employment:
- CA: 1,510 employees, $171,540 avg wage
Top 10 states by employment for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Top Metropolitan Areas
Top Metropolitan Areas:
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 540 employees, $152,971 avg wage
- Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD: 360 employees, $168,742 avg wage
- San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD: 270 employees, $173,866 avg wage
- Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD: 200 employees, $195,213 avg wage
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA: 30 employees, $220,217 avg wage
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA: 30 employees, $222,353 avg wage
- San Rafael MD: 30 employees, $184,587 avg wage
- Salinas MSA: 20 employees, $209,359 avg wage
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA: 20 employees, $218,255 avg wage
- Yuba City MSA: 10 employees, $232,009 avg wage
Top 10 metropolitan statistical areas by employment for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Diversity
Demographic information on Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in the US.
Gender and Age
The workforce of Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in 2023 was N/A people, with 62.0% women and 38.0% men.
Gender and age distribution for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Races
Racial and ethnic shares when present in the career dataset. If the chart area shows a notice instead, occupational race/ethnicity fields are not yet populated for this extract.
Race and ethnicity distribution for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Education & Skills
Data on higher education choices and required skills for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Majors
The most common majors achieved by Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers in 2023 were Business Administration, Health Sciences, Law.
Common majors for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Education Levels
The main educational levels achieved by Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers workers.
Education level distribution for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Skills
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Judgment and Decision Making.
Required skills for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Knowledge & Abilities
Knowledge areas and abilities required for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Knowledge Areas
The most important knowledge areas for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers include Law and Government, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Administrative, Medicine and Dentistry.
Knowledge areas required for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Abilities
Key abilities needed for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers include Inductive Reasoning, Written Comprehension, Oral Comprehension, Written Expression, Deductive Reasoning.
Required abilities for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Work Activities
Common work activities performed by Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
Daily Activities
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers spend their time on activities such as Making Decisions and Solving Problems, Getting Information, Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards, Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge, Processing Information.
Most important work activities for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.
About
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
The average yearly wage for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers was $N/A in 2023.
SOC Code
23-1021 - Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Insights and Analysis
Forward outlook: Projected annual growth is 0.9%, which should inform long-term career planning.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS), and O*NET Online.
All wage figures represent annual averages and may vary by location, industry, and experience level.