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

Yes, lion trainer jobs are in demand. Lion trainer demand is projected to grow 28% from 2018 to 2028.

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

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	21	0.00%
2020	19	0.00%
2019	21	0.00%
2018	19	0.00%
2017	19	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$38,163	$18.35	+3.6%
2024	$36,844	$17.71	+3.9%
2023	$35,463	$17.05	+1.4%
2022	$34,967	$16.81	+4.3%
2021	$33,526	$16.12	+4.1%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Iowa	3,145,711	205	7%
2	Connecticut	3,588,184	208	6%
3	Mississippi	2,984,100	166	6%
4	Rhode Island	1,059,639	62	6%
5	Delaware	961,939	61	6%
6	Illinois	12,802,023	653	5%
7	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	589	5%
8	Ohio	11,658,609	536	5%
9	Virginia	8,470,020	432	5%
10	Indiana	6,666,818	366	5%
11	Maryland	6,052,177	331	5%
12	Missouri	6,113,532	291	5%
13	Minnesota	5,576,606	277	5%
14	Louisiana	4,684,333	235	5%
15	Kentucky	4,454,189	225	5%
16	Kansas	2,913,123	159	5%
17	Utah	3,101,833	145	5%
18	Nebraska	1,920,076	89	5%
19	New Hampshire	1,342,795	61	5%
20	North Dakota	755,393	37	5%

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