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Job outlook for barristers in the United States
Are barrister jobs in demand?
Barrister job and salary trends over time
Barrister jobs over time
Barrister job growth rate over time
Year  | # Of Jobs | % Of Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 280 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 578 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 340 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 180 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 175 | 0.00% |
Average barrister salary over time
Barrister salary by year
| Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50,445 | $24.25 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | $48,783 | $23.45 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | $47,678 | $22.92 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $46,958 | $22.58 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | $46,191 | $22.21 | +1.6% |
Barrister jobs by state
Most common states for barristers
| Rank | State | Population | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | 739,795 | 7 | 1% |
| 2 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 9 | 0% |
| 3 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 6 | 0% |
| 4 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 4 | 0% |
| 5 | New York | 19,849,399 | 3 | 0% |
| 6 | Delaware | 961,939 | 2 | 0% |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 2 | 0% |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 2 | 0% |
| 9 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 2 | 0% |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 2 | 0% |
| 11 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 2 | 0% |
| 12 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1 | 0% |
| 13 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 1 | 0% |
| 14 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 0 | 0% |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 0 | 0% |
| 16 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 0 | 0% |
| 17 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 0 | 0% |
| 18 | Vermont | 623,657 | 0 | 0% |
| 19 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 0 | 0% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 0 | 0% |
Barrister job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of barrister experts
Governors State University
Slippery Rock University
Stetson University
Saint Peter's University
American University
Will there be an increase or decrease in demand for Barristers in the next 5 years?
Stephen Hyzny: As everything involves technology, more educated people will need it in the future. As our cars, houses, and lives connect, people will be required to make it all work.
Abdou Karim Jallow Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorSlippery Rock University
Department of Information Systems
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Barristers?
Abdou Karim Jallow Ph.D.: It is obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and transformed the lives of many people, including students all over the world. A major effect is requiring students to stay and learn from home because of the closure of educational institutions as a precautionary measure. Missing saying the traditional goodbye to friends, fraternities, and sororities, and having to watch commencement ceremonies in bedrooms online will leave an indelible mark in graduates.
This means a great U-shift in memories of college life, including physical interaction and learning environment, and systems adopting a new way of doing things. Graduates will enter the job market with uncertainties of availability of traditional jobs and how to work in a new normal. Many graduates will find themselves having to search for jobs virtually and having to start working remotely from the beginning in most cases and in most industries. What would have been a new beginning, along with the excitement of stepping through the doors of the new office and career, will not be there physically. This will have an impact on these graduates because of the transformation of society as a result of the pandemic.
How do you envision technology impacting Barristers in the next 5 years?
Abdou Karim Jallow Ph.D.: The trend we have witnessed in the past two decades in terms of development in technology is unprecedented. This has a ripple effect on the field of information sciences and systems. Most traditional jobs have changed or rebranded. For example, consider how information and data processing and management (IDPM) has revolutionized into what is today information management or management information systems; business intelligence is almost transformed into business analytics, data science; high-performance computing, and grid computing is today predominantly engulfed by cloud computing services.
These are changing how data and information are managed. The decision-making process is changing in various information and knowledge-intensive and process-oriented industries such as healthcare, banking, transportation, engineering, education, security, just to name a few, despite the fact that roles and services still remain. New and emerging disciplines and services are added, driven by the advancement and greater capabilities of technology. Without a doubt, in the next few years, data and information services will be revolutionized by technology hugely. Consider the development in artificial intelligence, data science, blockchain, 5G, and broadband networks, all of which have huge potential to impact the discipline. This means that information sciences and information systems courses must adapt to take into consideration the emerging skills required by the professionals and businesses of the future. The education and training of professionals in this domain have to be continuously changing to prepare graduates adequately.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Barristers to find work opportunities?
Abdou Karim Jallow Ph.D.: Sometimes new graduates from college can find it hard to get the perfect or preferred job location. This may be different for those with information sciences or information systems and related degrees. Luckily there are big companies, multinational companies as well as some-sized enterprises who need skills in that discipline. Most of these can be found in some of the big cities beyond Silicon Valley such as NY, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Denver, Colorado, Philadelphia, Chicago, DC, Charlotte, Houston, Boston, Dallas, and Minneapolis, just to name a few.
Some of these locations are where some of the big tech companies reside, such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, IBM, HP, SAP, etc. The advantage of this degree is that graduates not only can work for tech companies but any company because of the need to manage data, information, process, and technology. Companies all over have or are putting together strategies to harness the potential of big data, and graduates with information sciences, information systems, and related degrees are sought after continuously.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Barristers?
Dr. Hala ElAarag: I didn't see any negative impact of coronavirus on our graduates. Our graduates did not have any problem finding internships and jobs during the pandemic. After the pandemic, there will be even more demand and opportunities for our graduates.
How do you envision technology impacting Barristers in the next 5 years?
Edward Moskal: Technology will have a significant impact over the next five years. While technology associated with the software, databases, blockchain, cloud computing, and cybersecurity will still have an impact, we are likely to see significant changes and advancements in fields such as artificial intelligence, combinations of augmented and mixed reality, and quantum computing. Industry and business will be driving these advancements, in particular, the healthcare industry and large tech companies like Google and Facebook that have already started establishing a strong presence in these fields.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Barristers to find work opportunities?
Kathleen Riley: My computer science students from the class of 2020 had a variety of experiences when they entered the job market after graduation. Those who had already signed on at companies like Amazon or Google, whose business stayed strong during the pandemic and whose workplace models adjusted easily to remote work, had a relatively easy time starting their industry jobs. Others, especially those who had planned to work for companies whose business depended on clients or industries which suffered under the pandemic, saw delays, changes in their work plans, and even cancellations of contracts; several found themselves job hunting again over the summer, interviewing remotely and having to assess companies without setting foot outside their own home. Fortunately, there are still a lot of jobs out there for Computer Science graduates, and most of the students I know have found other placements or are well into that process.
We all know about the abundance of computer science opportunities in the Silicon Valley, the Dulles Technology corridor, and other tech hubs, but there is also an abundance of computer science opportunities in large and small cities throughout the country. In addition to businesses whose focus or products are technology-related, many other businesses have significant technology and computer science needs that are provided in-house, and those who thrive and survive will continue to hire.