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

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

No, lumber inspector jobs are not in demand. Lumber inspector demand is projected to decline -3% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	591	0.00%
2020	588	0.00%
2019	618	0.00%
2018	597	0.00%
2017	576	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$43,538	$20.93	+3.4%
2024	$42,117	$20.25	+2.3%
2023	$41,160	$19.79	+2.4%
2022	$40,180	$19.32	+1.5%
2021	$39,578	$19.03	+2.2%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	New Hampshire	1,342,795	75	6%
2	Maine	1,335,907	64	5%
3	Vermont	623,657	31	5%
4	Georgia	10,429,379	377	4%
5	Massachusetts	6,859,819	249	4%
6	Indiana	6,666,818	247	4%
7	Colorado	5,607,154	216	4%
8	Montana	1,050,493	43	4%
9	District of Columbia	693,972	26	4%
10	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	373	3%
11	Ohio	11,658,609	311	3%
12	North Carolina	10,273,419	281	3%
13	Virginia	8,470,020	269	3%
14	Maryland	6,052,177	179	3%
15	Tennessee	6,715,984	172	3%
16	Minnesota	5,576,606	169	3%
17	South Carolina	5,024,369	152	3%
18	Mississippi	2,984,100	80	3%
19	Idaho	1,716,943	45	3%
20	North Dakota	755,393	22	3%

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