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

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

Yes, freight receiver jobs are in demand. Freight receiver demand is projected to grow 6% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	959	0.00%
2020	986	0.00%
2019	1,038	0.00%
2018	1,017	0.00%
2017	953	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$32,800	$15.77	+5.5%
2024	$31,103	$14.95	+4.4%
2023	$29,785	$14.32	+4.5%
2022	$28,499	$13.70	+4.1%
2021	$27,382	$13.16	+3.9%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	New Hampshire	1,342,795	83	6%
2	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	591	5%
3	New Jersey	9,005,644	421	5%
4	Maine	1,335,907	61	5%
5	Georgia	10,429,379	371	4%
6	Massachusetts	6,859,819	260	4%
7	Connecticut	3,588,184	149	4%
8	Utah	3,101,833	109	4%
9	Delaware	961,939	43	4%
10	Rhode Island	1,059,639	39	4%
11	Ohio	11,658,609	345	3%
12	Michigan	9,962,311	307	3%
13	Indiana	6,666,818	198	3%
14	Maryland	6,052,177	192	3%
15	Washington	7,405,743	190	3%
16	Minnesota	5,576,606	151	3%
17	Idaho	1,716,943	52	3%
18	Montana	1,050,493	30	3%
19	Vermont	623,657	21	3%
20	Alaska	739,795	20	3%

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	San Fernando	2	8%	$33,391
2	Gardena	2	3%	$33,279
3	Algonquin	1	3%	$28,754
4	Santa Clara	2	2%	$34,017
5	Alexandria	1	2%	$27,211
6	Hayward	2	1%	$33,970
7	Oxnard	2	1%	$33,553
8	Pomona	2	1%	$33,181
9	Santa Ana	2	1%	$33,146
10	Albany	1	1%	$28,501
11	Baltimore	2	0%	$34,334
12	Boston	2	0%	$36,814
13	Denver	2	0%	$30,843
14	Los Angeles	2	0%	$33,329
15	Miami	2	0%	$29,167
16	Sacramento	2	0%	$33,604

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