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61/ 100
Finance / Legal #292 of 1000 overall

Personal Injury Lawyer

PerspectaScore 61/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.

Where Personal Injury Lawyer ranks

How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.

The nine scores

Wealth Potential94/100

Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.

Freedom & Flexibility70/100

Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.

Job Stability50/100

Resilience to layoffs and recessions.

Career Mobility100/100

Room to climb and grow income over time.

Geographic Flexibility60/100

How easily this career relocates between states.

Degree / Training ROI46/100

Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.

Family Friendliness46/100

Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.

Burnout Risk80/100

Emotional and physical toll of the work.

Automation Risk50/100

Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.

Key facts

Median salary
$162,000
Median take-home
$121,189
Top 10% salary
$281,000
Net worth @ 65
$9.7M
Lifetime earnings
$16.5M
Financial independence
Age 41
Education
Bachelor's / JD
Typical debt
$80,000

Best states

New YorkCaliforniaIllinoisMassachusettsTexas

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