The map below shows you the number of answering service telephone operator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where answering service telephone operators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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We spoke to answering service telephone operator professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the answering service telephone operator job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the answering service telephone operator industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	91	0.00%
2020	111	0.00%
2019	128	0.00%
2018	135	0.00%
2017	151	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$35,244	$16.94	+2.7%
2024	$34,325	$16.50	+4.0%
2023	$32,990	$15.86	+2.5%
2022	$32,183	$15.47	+2.4%
2021	$31,431	$15.11	+2.2%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,201	18%
2	District of Columbia	693,972	126	18%
3	Rhode Island	1,059,639	151	14%
4	Alaska	739,795	95	13%
5	New Jersey	9,005,644	863	10%
6	Hawaii	1,427,538	110	8%
7	Florida	20,984,400	106	1%
8	Kentucky	4,454,189	24	1%
9	Kansas	2,913,123	15	1%
10	South Dakota	869,666	9	1%
11	California	39,536,653	67	0%
12	New York	19,849,399	46	0%
13	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	36	0%
14	Nevada	2,998,039	9	0%
15	New Hampshire	1,342,795	5	0%
16	Delaware	961,939	4	0%
17	Maine	1,335,907	4	0%
18	Connecticut	3,588,184	4	0%
19	Vermont	623,657	3	0%
20	Wyoming	579,315	2	0%

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