AI Career Radar

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

AI exposure29 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation28
Freedom to set tasks98
Repeating the same tasks58
$153,990Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.8%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
62Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
100
Critical Thinking
63
97
Judgment and Decision Making
63
81
Speaking
63
78
Monitoring
63
72
Complex Problem Solving
62
78
Active Learning
62
75
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
81
Time Management
61
60
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
78
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Instructing
58
50
Learning Strategies
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
50
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Persuasion
54
50
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
56
Science
52
19
Management of Personnel Resources
50
47
Operations Analysis
49
35
Installation
48
0
Technology Design
47
19
Management of Financial Resources
47
16
Management of Material Resources
47
16
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
6
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
6
Operation and Control
43
0

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

73/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$232,140
10-yr growth
+8.3%
Skill gap
25%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis

72/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$213,990
10-yr growth
+3.2%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Evaluation, Persuasion, Systems Analysis, Coordination

#3LawyersLegal
70/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$159,670
10-yr growth
+4.7%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Persuasion, Negotiation, Speaking, Coordination

69/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation

69/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Service Orientation, Coordination

#6Chief ExecutivesManagement
68/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$213,990
10-yr growth
+3.2%
Skill gap
26%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Systems Evaluation, Management of Personnel Resources

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.