The map below shows you the number of casting director job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where casting directors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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

Yes, casting director jobs are in demand. Casting director demand is projected to grow 8% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	255	0.00%
2020	220	0.00%
2019	238	0.00%
2018	218	0.00%
2017	216	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$43,678	$21.00	+2.7%
2025	$42,546	$20.45	+3.8%
2024	$40,979	$19.70	+0.1%
2023	$40,945	$19.69	+0.9%
2022	$40,562	$19.50	+3.7%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Iowa	3,145,711	518	16%
2	Arkansas	3,004,279	493	16%
3	Oklahoma	3,930,864	446	11%
4	Alabama	4,874,747	503	10%
5	Louisiana	4,684,333	491	10%
6	Mississippi	2,984,100	304	10%
7	District of Columbia	693,972	49	7%
8	Massachusetts	6,859,819	132	2%
9	Vermont	623,657	10	2%
10	California	39,536,653	459	1%
11	New York	19,849,399	275	1%
12	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	115	1%
13	New Jersey	9,005,644	112	1%
14	Virginia	8,470,020	97	1%
15	Ohio	11,658,609	80	1%
16	Wisconsin	5,795,483	72	1%
17	Michigan	9,962,311	51	1%
18	Connecticut	3,588,184	40	1%
19	Kentucky	4,454,189	27	1%
20	Alaska	739,795	4	1%

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Culver City	1	3%	$43,258
2	Los Angeles	1	0%	$43,251

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