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

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

No, farm owner operator jobs are not in demand. Farm owner operator demand is projected to decline -3% from 2018 to 2028.

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1,255

3,084

3,137

1,670

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	1,354	0.00%
2020	1,471	0.00%
2019	1,313	0.00%
2018	1,238	0.00%
2017	1,196	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$55,293	$26.58	--4.3%
2025	$57,787	$27.78	+4.7%
2024	$55,180	$26.53	--2.4%
2023	$56,536	$27.18	+4.9%
2022	$53,889	$25.91	+3.4%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	North Dakota	755,393	1,398	185%
2	South Dakota	869,666	1,255	144%
3	Kansas	2,913,123	3,084	106%
4	Arkansas	3,004,279	3,137	104%
5	Nebraska	1,920,076	1,670	87%
6	Oklahoma	3,930,864	3,006	76%
7	Missouri	6,113,532	4,413	72%
8	Alabama	4,874,747	3,270	67%
9	West Virginia	1,815,857	1,152	63%
10	Kentucky	4,454,189	2,697	61%
11	Iowa	3,145,711	1,889	60%
12	Idaho	1,716,943	935	54%
13	Louisiana	4,684,333	2,336	50%
14	Minnesota	5,576,606	2,741	49%
15	South Carolina	5,024,369	2,398	48%
16	New Mexico	2,088,070	1,009	48%
17	Wyoming	579,315	259	45%
18	Tennessee	6,715,984	2,766	41%
19	Georgia	10,429,379	3,803	36%
20	Wisconsin	5,795,483	2,093	36%

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Bixby	1	4%	$42,844
2	Harker Heights	1	3%	$48,116
3	Owasso	1	3%	$42,769
4	Salina	1	2%	$50,589
5	Broken Arrow	1	1%	$42,812
6	Bryan	1	1%	$47,741
7	College Station	1	1%	$47,723
8	Killeen	1	1%	$48,141
9	Salinas	1	1%	$56,030
10	Houston	1	0%	$47,480
11	Las Vegas	1	0%	$57,065
12	Mesa	1	0%	$47,293

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