Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates: demand is holding steady in the US and thinning in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Holding
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Legal job postings +2.8% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +2.8%. Median pay: US$153,990.
Canada: Thinning
Basis: weekly only. Legal job postings -8.7% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: n/a on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 23-1023. Canada NOC 41100. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.