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

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

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	205	0.00%
2020	211	0.00%
2019	222	0.00%
2018	343	0.00%
2017	399	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$44,400	$21.35	+3.5%
2024	$42,915	$20.63	+3.1%
2023	$41,615	$20.01	+3.5%
2022	$40,190	$19.32	+4.7%
2021	$38,374	$18.45	+4.6%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Massachusetts	6,859,819	2,569	37%
2	Alaska	739,795	210	28%
3	District of Columbia	693,972	153	22%
4	New Jersey	9,005,644	1,929	21%
5	Oregon	4,142,776	697	17%
6	New Hampshire	1,342,795	219	16%
7	Hawaii	1,427,538	221	15%
8	Rhode Island	1,059,639	161	15%
9	Montana	1,050,493	156	15%
10	North Dakota	755,393	117	15%
11	Maryland	6,052,177	846	14%
12	Connecticut	3,588,184	490	14%
13	Utah	3,101,833	421	14%
14	Colorado	5,607,154	733	13%
15	Minnesota	5,576,606	709	13%
16	Nebraska	1,920,076	249	13%
17	South Dakota	869,666	111	13%
18	California	39,536,653	4,559	12%
19	Iowa	3,145,711	380	12%
20	Idaho	1,716,943	201	12%

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