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Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers

What do they do?

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.

Education Required

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

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What Does This Job Pay?
Tennessee Average Salary: $86,000-$175,000
Median Annual Salary: $111,090
Median Hourly Salary: $55
Salary distribution bell curve graph
$53,140
$111,090
$195,000
One out of ten earn less than $53,140
The median salary is $111,090
One out of ten earn more than $195,000
Top Skills For This Job
  • Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information
  • Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • People and Technology Systems
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Will There Be Jobs?
Jobs stay the same

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

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Are You On Track?
Typical education needed: Doctoral degree
Doctoral degree
Bachelor's degree
Professional degree
37%
20%
14%
Typical Daily Tasks
  • Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence.
  • Monitor and direct the activities of trials and hearings to ensure that they are conducted fairly and that courts administer justice while safeguarding the legal rights of all involved parties.
  • Prepare written opinions and decisions.