Exactly 760 of California's 56,490 paralegals work in Ventura. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of paralegals in Ventura has shrunk by 3%. As the employment for paralegals in Ventura has decreased, overall employment in Ventura has also decreased.

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As the number of paralegals in Ventura has shrunk, salaries for paralegals have increased. In 2010 paralegals in Ventura reportedly earned an average salary of $50,795 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, paralegals in Ventura made an average salary of $47,040 per year. The growth in the salary of paralegals in Ventura is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Paralegals in Ventura make a median yearly salary of $49,120. The difference in pay between the paralegals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 91%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,320 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $69,190 per year.

Ventura paralegals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There is only one accredited paralegal school in the city. Many of Ventura's paralegals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in paralegal offered by Ventura's paralegal school.

Approximately 14 students graduated from paralegal courses in 2010.