Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
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.

What an administrative law judge, adjudicator, and hearing officer does

Become an administrative law judge, adjudicator, and hearing officer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good administrative law judge, adjudicator, and hearing officer

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

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Administrative Law Judge, Adjudicator, And Hearing Officer job outlook

  • There are 15 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education needed

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).

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