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

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

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	36	0.00%
2020	2	0.00%
2019	2	0.00%
2018	0	0.00%
2017	2	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$51,950	$24.98	+9.2%
2025	$47,591	$22.88	+7.1%
2024	$44,439	$21.36	+4.1%
2023	$42,705	$20.53	+4.4%
2022	$40,895	$19.66	--0.8%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Alabama	4,874,747	223	5%
2	Connecticut	3,588,184	164	5%
3	Delaware	961,939	44	5%
4	District of Columbia	693,972	36	5%
5	Illinois	12,802,023	488	4%
6	Georgia	10,429,379	422	4%
7	Massachusetts	6,859,819	287	4%
8	Indiana	6,666,818	274	4%
9	Iowa	3,145,711	137	4%
10	Arkansas	3,004,279	130	4%
11	North Dakota	755,393	27	4%
12	California	39,536,653	1,081	3%
13	Ohio	11,658,609	357	3%
14	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	340	3%
15	Arizona	7,016,270	189	3%
16	Louisiana	4,684,333	127	3%
17	Kansas	2,913,123	92	3%
18	West Virginia	1,815,857	52	3%
19	New Hampshire	1,342,795	40	3%
20	Alaska	739,795	19	3%

Job outlook for commercial crabbers in the United States

Commercial crabber job and salary trends over time

Commercial crabber jobs over time

Commercial crabber job growth rate over time

Average commercial crabber salary over time

Commercial crabber salary by year

Commercial crabber jobs by state

Most common states for commercial crabbers

Most common cities for commercial crabbers

Commercial crabber jobs