Headline risk
6%
Low RiskAdministrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 25% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 115,230
Employment 2024
17.5K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-0.7%
Openings (2024–34)
0.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of judges and hearing officers is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Prepare written opinions and decisions. AI use: 83%
- 2. Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence. AI use: 79%
- 3. Review and evaluate data on documents, such as claim applications, birth or death certificates, or physician or employer records. AI use: 0%
- 4. Research and analyze laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions to prepare for hearings and to determine conclusions. AI use: 87%
- 5. Recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or compromise settlements according to laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions. AI use: 0%
- 6. Confer with individuals or organizations involved in cases to obtain relevant information. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 42.4 · 16M employed
Under 25: 12% · 25–54: 62% · 55+: 25%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Judges and hearing officers oversee legal matters in court or administrative proceedings.
Judges and hearing officers are employed by the federal government or by local and state governments. Most judges and hearing officers work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Judges and hearing officers typically need a law degree and work experience as a lawyer .
The median annual wage for administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers was $115,230 in May 2024.
Overall employment of judges and hearing officers is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.