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Key facts

+1.2%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, very high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.2% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Judges (ISCO 2612). Judges preside over civil and criminal proceedings in courts of law.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

24 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • adjudicator
  • advocate
  • appeal court judge
  • circuit judge
  • court judge
  • deputy circuit judge
  • district judge
  • examining magistrate
  • family court judge
  • high court judge
  • inquisitorial magistrate
  • investigating magistrate
  • judge
  • justice
  • justice of the high court
  • justice of the peace
  • justice of the supreme court
  • lord advocate
  • magistrate
  • peace commissioner
  • peace justice
  • recorder
  • supreme court judge
  • youth court judge

Training

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Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers; Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $133,918
EntryLong and selectiveBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.