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

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	1,149	0.00%
2020	875	0.00%
2019	943	0.00%
2018	868	0.00%
2017	914	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$45,379	$21.82	+3.7%
2024	$43,760	$21.04	--0.3%
2023	$43,874	$21.09	+0.7%
2022	$43,584	$20.95	+0.0%
2021	$43,566	$20.95	+0.6%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Nebraska	1,920,076	290	15%
2	Montana	1,050,493	155	15%
3	Delaware	961,939	146	15%
4	Vermont	623,657	95	15%
5	Massachusetts	6,859,819	899	13%
6	Missouri	6,113,532	800	13%
7	New Hampshire	1,342,795	180	13%
8	Wyoming	579,315	78	13%
9	Arizona	7,016,270	807	12%
10	Oregon	4,142,776	505	12%
11	Utah	3,101,833	377	12%
12	Rhode Island	1,059,639	129	12%
13	North Dakota	755,393	88	12%
14	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	1,404	11%
15	Ohio	11,658,609	1,257	11%
16	South Dakota	869,666	100	11%
17	Colorado	5,607,154	585	10%
18	Idaho	1,716,943	171	10%
19	District of Columbia	693,972	69	10%
20	Michigan	9,962,311	891	9%

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