Attorney vs barrister

The differences between attorneys and barristers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an attorney, becoming a barrister takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an attorney has an average salary of $109,476, which is higher than the $50,445 average annual salary of a barrister.

The top three skills for an attorney include litigation, legal research and law firm. The most important skills for a barrister are laser printers, desktop support, and POS.

Attorney vs barrister overview

	Attorney	Barrister
Yearly salary	$109,476	$50,445
Hourly rate	$52.63	$24.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	10,991	194
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	4	2

Attorney vs barrister salary

Attorneys and barristers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Attorney	Barrister
Average salary	$109,476	$50,445
Salary range	Between $69,000 And $172,000	Between $32,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	White Plains, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Thompson Coburn	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between attorney and barrister education

There are a few differences between an attorney and a barrister in terms of educational background:

	Attorney	Barrister
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Attorney vs barrister demographics

Here are the differences between attorneys' and barristers' demographics:

	Attorney	Barrister
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 49.9% Female, 50.1%	Male, 71.5% Female, 28.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 75.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 10.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	11%

Differences between attorney and barrister duties and responsibilities

Attorney example responsibilities.

Manage the death administration department with approximately thirty-five plus estates through trust administration, Medicaid estate recovery or probate.
Respond to subpoenas and pleadings in litigation and in regulatory inquiries and investigations involving corporate clients.
Represent employers before federal administrative agencies, including inspections, administrative litigation, court-enforcement actions and appeals.
Litigate personal injury, and general liability matters, worker's compensation, estate planning and litigation, environmental liability litigation.
Create and give a presentation regarding non- attorney ethics to division staff.
Comply with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity

Barrister example responsibilities.

Perform duties as the asset coordinator backup and manage all assets onsite.
Repair Lexmark printers and mfc.
Configure DNS and IP addresses.
Set up staff workstations including PCs and laptops.
Involve in testing & debugging of the application.
Repair of Lexmark printers at the Boeing plant in Everett

Attorney vs barrister skills

Common attorney skills

Litigation, 19%
Legal Research, 9%
Law Firm, 8%
Legal Issues, 6%
Legal Advice, 5%
Juris, 4%

Common barrister skills

Laser Printers, 19%
Desktop Support, 18%
POS, 8%
Service Calls, 4%
Computer System, 4%
PCS, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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