Job outlook for petty officers in the United States

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

• The projected petty officer job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.

• About 38,000 new jobs for petty officers are projected over the next decade.

• Petty officer salaries have increased 20% for petty officers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 19,436 petty officers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 69,776 active petty officer job openings in the US.

• The average petty officer salary is $39,336.

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

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