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Career Satisfaction and Career vs Personal Life Satisfaction
Career satisfaction and career versus personal life satisfaction were measured on a five-point scale with 1 = very dissatisfied and 5 = very satisfied. Satisfaction data is presented by gender, total years admitted to practice, type of employment, area of private practice, and level of employment. Career versus personal life satisfaction was not measured in the 1994 survey.
Gender : Overall, Oregon attorneys rated their legal career satisfaction at 3.6 and both males and females rated their career satisfaction at 3.6. These ratings compare to 3.5 in 1994. The regional data indicates slightly more variability in ratings among females than males. Ratings for career versus personal life satisfaction were somewhat lower with 3.4 overall, 3.4 for males, and 3.3 for females.
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Satisfaction by Gender (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Career Satisfaction |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern Oregon |
Oregon |
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Overall |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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Male |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
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Female |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
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Career vs Personal Life Satisfaction |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern Oregon |
Oregon |
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Overall |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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Male |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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Female |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
Total Years Admitted to Practice
: Career
satisfaction and career versus personal life satisfaction by total years admitted
to practice ratings are presented in the following tables. Overall, the career
satisfaction ratings range from 3.4 to 3.8. In 1994, the ratings ranged from
3.3 to 4.0 with most of the ratings in the 3.3 to 3.5 range. Regional data exhibits
greater variability. Ratings for career versus personal life satisfaction were
somewhat lower.
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Career Satisfaction by Total Years Admitted to Practice (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Years Admitted |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern Oregon |
Oregon |
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0-3 Years |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
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4-6 Years |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
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7-9 Years |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
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10-12 Years |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
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13-15 Years |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
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16-20 Years |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
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21-30 Years |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
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Over 30 Years |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
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Career vs Personal Life Satisfaction by Total Years Admitted to Practice (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Years Admitted |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern Oregon |
Oregon |
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0-3 Years |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
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4-6 Years |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
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7-9 Years |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
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10-12 Years |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
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13-15 Years |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
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16-20 Years |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
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21-30 Years |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
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Over 30 Years |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
Type of Employment : Career
satisfaction and career versus personal life satisfaction ratings by type of
employment are presented in the following tables. For career satisfaction, judges/hearings
officers reported the highest ratings overall (4.0) and in all regions except
for the Upper Valley and Lower Valley. Career versus personal life satisfaction
ratings follow similar patterns with slightly lower ratings. For both measures
of satisfaction, private practice reports the lowest satisfaction ratings overall
and in most regions.
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Career Satisfaction by Type of Employment (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Type of Employment |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern |
Oregon |
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Private |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
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Private Non-Profit |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
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Government |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
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Corporate In-House Counsel |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Judge/Hearings Officer |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
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Career vs Personal Life Satisfaction by Type of Employment (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Type of Employment |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern |
Oregon |
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Private |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
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Private Non-Profit |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
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Government |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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Corporate In-House Counsel |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Judge/Hearings Officer |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
Area of Private Practice :
Career satisfaction and career versus personal life satisfaction by area of
private practice ratings are presented in the following tables. Overall, career
satisfaction ratings range from 3.5 to 3.8 and career versus private life satisfaction
ratings range from 3.1 to 3.5. Regional variations exist.
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Career Satisfaction by Area of Private Practice (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Area of Private Practice |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern |
Oregon |
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Bankruptcy |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Business/Corporate |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
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Civil Litigation, Defendant |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
n/a |
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Civil Litigation, Plaintiff |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
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Criminal |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
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Environmental Law |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Family Law |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
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Real Estate/Land Use |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
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Tax/Estate Planning |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
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Workers’ Compensation |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
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General (no area over 50%) |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
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Other |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
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Career vs Personal Life Satisfaction by Area of Private Practice (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Area of Private Practice |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern |
Oregon |
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Bankruptcy |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Business/Corporate |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
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Civil Litigation, Defendant |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
n/a |
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Civil Litigation, Plaintiff |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
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Criminal |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
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Environmental Law |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Family Law |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
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Real Estate/Land Use |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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Tax/Estate Planning |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
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Workers’ Compensation |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
n/a |
n/a |
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General (no area over 50%) |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
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Other |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
Level of Employment : Career satisfaction and career versus personal life satisfaction ratings by level of employment are presented in the following tables. This data has a much greater range of ratings than any of the other analyses of satisfaction. Overall, part-time lawyers due to lack of legal work have the lowest satisfaction rating at 2.7. This was also true for all regions of the state where data was available. For career versus personal life satisfaction, part-time lawyers due to lack of legal work reported higher ratings of 3.1 overall. Retired lawyers reported the highest satisfaction ratings overall of 4.1 and 4.2, respectively.
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Career Satisfaction by Level of Employment (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Level of Employment |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern |
Oregon |
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Full-Time Lawyer |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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Part-Time Lawyer by Choice |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
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Part-Time Lawyer due to Lack of Legal Work |
2.7 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
n/a |
3.0 |
3.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Retired |
4.1 |
n/a |
3.5 |
n/a |
4.5 |
4.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Career vs Personal Life Satisfaction by Level of Employment (1=Very Dissatisfied, 5= Very Satisfied) |
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Level of Employment |
Oregon |
Portland |
Tri-County |
Upper |
Lower |
Southern |
Eastern |
Oregon |
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Full-Time Lawyer |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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Part-Time Lawyer by Choice |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
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Part-Time Lawyer due to Lack of Legal Work |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
n/a |
3.3 |
2.7 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Retired |
4.2 |
n/a |
3.8 |
n/a |
4.3 |
4.0 |
n/a |
n/a |