Vocational Programs for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Career

The role of Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers is to conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $119,940 and $58 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 14,670 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	17	$43,724	-	-	-
Dispute Resolution	15	$35,508	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Career

The following 18 occupations are related to Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers.

Related Occupations toAdministrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Chief Executives	211K	$258,900	$124
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	294K	$75,770	$36
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Labor Relations Specialists	62,800	$94,620	$45
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	85,870	$67,880	$33
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Judicial Law Clerks	14,680	$64,880	$31
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	7,060	$95,370	$46
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	24,470	$139,000	$67
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	355K	$66,460	$32
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	49,760	$59,440	$29
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	12,390	$71,040	$34
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	150K	$51,840	$25
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	153K	$56,330	$27

Schools offering vocational programs for Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

The following 31 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.