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The map below shows you the number of cargo operations agent job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where cargo operations agents earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	350	0.00%
2020	394	0.00%
2019	391	0.00%
2018	377	0.00%
2017	367	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$39,563	$19.02	+0.1%
2025	$39,536	$19.01	+1.2%
2024	$39,057	$18.78	+3.3%
2023	$37,800	$18.17	--0.2%
2022	$37,891	$18.22	+0.1%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Utah	3,101,833	841	27%
2	South Dakota	869,666	218	25%
3	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	2,693	21%
4	Ohio	11,658,609	2,327	20%
5	Tennessee	6,715,984	1,183	18%
6	Louisiana	4,684,333	698	15%
7	Alaska	739,795	107	14%
8	New Hampshire	1,342,795	171	13%
9	District of Columbia	693,972	71	10%
10	California	39,536,653	2,545	6%
11	New York	19,849,399	0	0%
12	Maine	1,335,907	0	0%
13	Texas	28,304,596	0	0%
14	New Mexico	2,088,070	0	0%
15	Connecticut	3,588,184	0	0%
16	Vermont	623,657	0	0%
17	Massachusetts	6,859,819	0	0%
18	Michigan	9,962,311	0	0%
19	Minnesota	5,576,606	0	0%
20	Arkansas	3,004,279	0	0%

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Chicago	1	0%	$37,060
2	Los Angeles	1	0%	$40,432

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