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

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

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	1,106	0.00%
2020	1,055	0.00%
2019	1,046	0.00%
2018	1,006	0.00%
2017	904	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$40,347	$19.40	+2.1%
2024	$39,531	$19.01	+2.3%
2023	$38,637	$18.58	+1.3%
2022	$38,151	$18.34	+3.6%
2021	$36,819	$17.70	+3.3%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Texas	28,304,596	31	0%
2	California	39,536,653	5	0%
3	Kentucky	4,454,189	4	0%
4	New York	19,849,399	3	0%
5	New Hampshire	1,342,795	3	0%
6	Michigan	9,962,311	3	0%
7	Washington	7,405,743	2	0%
8	Ohio	11,658,609	2	0%
9	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	2	0%
10	District of Columbia	693,972	1	0%
11	Iowa	3,145,711	1	0%
12	New Mexico	2,088,070	1	0%
13	Nevada	2,998,039	1	0%
14	Idaho	1,716,943	0	0%
15	Maine	1,335,907	0	0%
16	West Virginia	1,815,857	0	0%
17	New Jersey	9,005,644	0	0%
18	Rhode Island	1,059,639	0	0%
19	Colorado	5,607,154	0	0%
20	Delaware	961,939	0	0%

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