The map below shows you the number of heavy lift rigger job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where heavy lift riggers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	383	0.00%
2020	463	0.00%
2019	491	0.00%
2018	447	0.00%
2017	448	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$37,204	$17.89	--0.0%
2025	$37,211	$17.89	+1.0%
2024	$36,852	$17.72	+3.7%
2023	$35,543	$17.09	+6.3%
2022	$33,428	$16.07	+5.7%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Vermont	623,657	31	5%
2	Maine	1,335,907	39	3%
3	New Hampshire	1,342,795	39	3%
4	Montana	1,050,493	30	3%
5	Alaska	739,795	24	3%
6	Georgia	10,429,379	157	2%
7	Colorado	5,607,154	116	2%
8	South Carolina	5,024,369	103	2%
9	Iowa	3,145,711	66	2%
10	Utah	3,101,833	60	2%
11	Nebraska	1,920,076	34	2%
12	North Dakota	755,393	17	2%
13	South Dakota	869,666	15	2%
14	Wyoming	579,315	14	2%
15	California	39,536,653	250	1%
16	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	110	1%
17	Virginia	8,470,020	102	1%
18	Washington	7,405,743	79	1%
19	Michigan	9,962,311	74	1%
20	Wisconsin	5,795,483	60	1%

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Elk Grove Village	1	3%	$33,742
2	Spartanburg	1	3%	$27,992
3	Jeffersonville	1	2%	$29,674
4	Birmingham	1	0%	$26,863
5	Fort Worth	1	0%	$26,017

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