Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Information Commons September 2016 Oklahoma Legal Occupations
Parameters Occupations Code Description 23-0000 Legal Occupations Regions Code Description 40 Oklahoma Timeframe 2006-2016 Datarun 2016.3 QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed Legal Occupations in Oklahoma Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 1
Occupation Summary for Legal Occupations 15,234 5.8% $35.06/hr Jobs (2016) % Change (2006-2016) Median Hourly Earnings 3% above National average Nation: -0.6% Nation: $43.22/hr Growth 14,394 15,234 840 5.8% 2006 Jobs 2016 Jobs Change (2006-2016) % Change (2006-2016) Occupation 2006 Jobs 2016 Jobs Change % Change Lawyers (23-1011) 8,560 9,267 707 8% Judicial Law Clerks (23-1012) Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers (23-1021) Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators (23-1022) Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates (23-1023) Paralegals and Legal Assistants (23-2011) 81 56-25 -31% 187 188 1 1% 75 84 9 12% 724 769 45 6% 2,723 2,852 129 5% Court Reporters (23-2091) 211 152-59 -28% Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers (23-2093) Legal Support Workers, All Other (23-2099) 1,535 1,582 47 3% 300 284-16 -5% Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 2
Percentile Earnings for Legal Occupations (23-0000) $26.06/hr $35.06/hr $50.36/hr 25th Percentile Earnings Median Earnings 75th Percentile Earnings Regional Trends Region 2006 Jobs 2016 Jobs Change % Change Region 14,394 15,234 840 5.8% Nation 1,312,995 1,305,307-7,688-0.6% Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 3
Regional Breakdown County 2016 Jobs Oklahoma County, OK 6,181 Tulsa County, OK 3,353 Cleveland County, OK 920 Pontotoc County, OK 455 Canadian County, OK 273 Job Postings Summary 7,576 4 : 1 Unique Postings (Apr 2011 - Aug 2016) Posting Intensity (Apr 2011 - Aug 2016) 29,145 Total Postings Regional Average: 6 : 1 There were 29,145 total job postings for Legal Occupations from April 2011 to August 2016, of which 7,576 were unique. These numbers give us a Posting Intensity of 4-to-1, meaning that for every 4 postings there is 1 unique job posting.this is lower than the Posting Intensity for all other occupations and companies in the region (6-to-1), indicating that companies may not be trying as hard to hire this position. Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 4
Job Postings vs. Hires 117 443 Avg. Monthly Postings (Apr 2011 - Aug 2016) Avg. Monthly Hires (Apr 2011 - Aug 2016) Occupation Avg Monthly Postings (Apr 2011 - Aug 2016) Avg Monthly Hires (Apr 2011 - Aug 2016) Legal Occupations 117 443 Occupation Gender Breakdown Gender 2016 Jobs 2016 Percent Males 7,816 51.3% Females 7,418 48.7% Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 5
Occupation Age Breakdown Age 2016 Jobs 2016 Percent 14-18 4 0.0% 19-24 337 2.2% 25-34 3,243 21.3% 35-44 3,280 21.5% 45-54 3,373 22.1% 55-64 3,163 20.8% 65+ 1,834 12.0% Occupation Race/Ethnicity Breakdown Race/Ethnicity 2016 Jobs 2016 Percent White 13,403 88.0% Hispanic or Latino 454 3.0% American Indian or Alaska Native 446 2.9% Two or More Races 437 2.9% Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 6
Race/Ethnicity 2016 Jobs 2016 Percent Black or African American 371 2.4% Asian 122 0.8% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0% Occupational Programs 13 510 353 Programs (2015) Completions (2015) Openings (2015) CIP Code Program Completions (2015) 22.0101 Law 376 22.0302 Legal Assistant/Paralegal 48 22.0299 Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 23 22.0001 Pre-Law Studies 23 22.0201 Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General 12 Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 7
Industries Employing Legal Occupations Industry Occupation Jobs in Industry (2016) % of Occupation in Industry (2016) % of Total Jobs in Industry (2016) Offices of Lawyers 8,017 52.6% 59.7% State Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 1,418 9.3% 3.9% Local Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 1,273 8.4% 1.3% Title Abstract and Settlement Offices 1,226 8.0% 55.5% Federal Government, Civilian, Excluding Postal Service 963 6.3% 2.3% Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 8
Appendix A - Data Sources and Calculations Location Quotient Location quotient (LQ) is a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, occupation, or demographic group is in a region as compared to the nation. It can reveal what makes a particular region unique in comparison to the national average. Occupation Data Emsi occupation employment data are based on final Emsi industry data and final Emsi staffing patterns. Wage estimates are based on Occupational Employment Statistics (QCEW and Non-QCEW Employees classes of worker) and the American Community Survey (Self-Employed and Extended Proprietors). Occupational wage estimates also affected by county-level Emsi earnings by industry. CareerBuilder/Emsi Job Postings Job postings are collected from various sources and processed/enriched by Careerbuilder to provide information such as standardized company name, occupation, skills, and geography. Emsi performs additional filtering and processing to improve compatibility with Emsi data. Completers Data The completers data in this report is taken directly from the national IPEDS database published by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. Institution Data The institution data in this report is taken directly from the national IPEDS database published by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. State Data Sources This report uses state data from the following agencies: Arkansas Department of Workforce Services; Kansas Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services, Kansas Wage Survey; Missouri Department of Economic Development; Oklahoma Employment Security Commission; Texas Workforce Commission Emsi Q3 2016 Data Set www.economicmodeling.com 9