The map below shows you the number of forest fire warden job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where forest fire wardens earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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

Yes, forest fire warden jobs are in demand. Forest fire warden demand is projected to grow 4% from 2018 to 2028.

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	722	0.00%
2020	708	0.00%
2019	739	0.00%
2018	732	0.00%
2017	728	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$46,681	$22.44	+3.2%
2024	$45,214	$21.74	+2.5%
2023	$44,121	$21.21	+1.1%
2022	$43,641	$20.98	+2.2%
2021	$42,707	$20.53	+2.5%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Idaho	1,716,943	152	9%
2	Wyoming	579,315	52	9%
3	Montana	1,050,493	88	8%
4	Utah	3,101,833	138	4%
5	New Mexico	2,088,070	84	4%
6	Alaska	739,795	20	3%
7	Oregon	4,142,776	102	2%
8	Colorado	5,607,154	96	2%
9	Nevada	2,998,039	60	2%
10	North Dakota	755,393	15	2%
11	Florida	20,984,400	125	1%
12	Virginia	8,470,020	115	1%
13	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	109	1%
14	Arizona	7,016,270	104	1%
15	North Carolina	10,273,419	62	1%
16	Michigan	9,962,311	55	1%
17	Minnesota	5,576,606	50	1%
18	Alabama	4,874,747	45	1%
19	Vermont	623,657	8	1%
20	Rhode Island	1,059,639	7	1%

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Forest fire warden job and salary trends over time

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