Job outlook for petty officers first class in the United States

Petty officer first class job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

The projected petty officer first class job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.
About 38,000 new jobs for petty officers first class are projected over the next decade.
Petty officer first class salaries have increased 20% for petty officers first class in the last 5 years.
There are over 19,436 petty officers first class currently employed in the United States.
There are 98,266 active petty officer first class job openings in the US.
The average petty officer first class salary is $39,045.

Are petty officer first class jobs in demand?

Yes, petty officer first class jobs are in demand. Petty officer first class demand is projected to grow 3% from 2018 to 2028.

Petty officer first class job and salary trends over time

Compare the number of petty officer first class jobs and the average petty officer first class salary over time.

Petty officer first class jobs over time

Petty officer first class job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	19,436	0.01%
2020	19,386	0.01%
2019	20,709	0.01%
2018	20,489	0.01%
2017	20,325	0.01%

Average petty officer first class salary over time

Petty officer first class salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$39,045	$18.77	+4.6%
2024	$37,323	$17.94	+4.2%
2023	$35,826	$17.22	+5.9%
2022	$33,827	$16.26	+4.4%
2021	$32,406	$15.58	+4.6%

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Petty officer first class jobs by state

The map below shows you the number of petty officer first class job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where petty officers first class earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Most common states for petty officers first class

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Maryland	6,052,177	1,476	24%
2	Nevada	2,998,039	729	24%
3	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,469	21%
4	Vermont	623,657	126	20%
5	Minnesota	5,576,606	986	18%
6	Idaho	1,716,943	316	18%
7	New Hampshire	1,342,795	241	18%
8	Rhode Island	1,059,639	182	17%
9	North Dakota	755,393	125	17%
10	Virginia	8,470,020	1,238	15%
11	Maine	1,335,907	200	15%
12	New Jersey	9,005,644	1,268	14%
13	Connecticut	3,588,184	486	14%
14	District of Columbia	693,972	99	14%
15	Colorado	5,607,154	711	13%
16	Iowa	3,145,711	414	13%
17	Nebraska	1,920,076	253	13%
18	Montana	1,050,493	123	12%
19	South Dakota	869,666	102	12%
20	North Carolina	10,273,419	1,087	11%

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