Job outlook for planner/schedulers in the United States

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

The projected planner/scheduler job growth rate is -3% from 2018-2028.
About -38,100 new jobs for planner/schedulers are projected over the next decade.
Planner/scheduler salaries have increased 6% for planner/schedulers in the last 5 years.
There are over 41,613 planner/schedulers currently employed in the United States.
There are 22,279 active planner/scheduler job openings in the US.
The average planner/scheduler salary is $71,955.

Are planner/scheduler jobs in demand?

Yes, planner/scheduler jobs are in demand. Planner/scheduler demand is projected to grow -3% from 2018 to 2028.

Planner/scheduler job and salary trends over time

Compare the number of planner/scheduler jobs and the average planner/scheduler salary over time.

Planner/scheduler jobs over time

Planner/scheduler job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	41,613	0.01%
2020	41,034	0.01%
2019	41,973	0.01%
2018	39,681	0.01%
2017	38,077	0.01%

Average planner/scheduler salary over time

Planner/scheduler salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$71,955	$34.59	+2.9%
2024	$69,955	$33.63	+1.4%
2023	$68,969	$33.16	+1.9%
2022	$67,650	$32.52	--0.2%
2021	$67,781	$32.59	+1.3%

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Planner/scheduler jobs by state

The map below shows you the number of planner/scheduler job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where planner/schedulers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average salary: Job openings:

Most common states for planner/schedulers

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	District of Columbia	693,972	64	9%
2	New Hampshire	1,342,795	83	6%
3	Massachusetts	6,859,819	310	5%
4	Maryland	6,052,177	284	5%
5	Virginia	8,470,020	373	4%
6	Arizona	7,016,270	262	4%
7	Colorado	5,607,154	220	4%
8	Minnesota	5,576,606	216	4%
9	Connecticut	3,588,184	146	4%
10	California	39,536,653	1,175	3%
11	New York	19,849,399	510	3%
12	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	427	3%
13	New Jersey	9,005,644	257	3%
14	Washington	7,405,743	210	3%
15	Wisconsin	5,795,483	195	3%
16	Oregon	4,142,776	132	3%
17	Utah	3,101,833	96	3%
18	Nevada	2,998,039	78	3%
19	Hawaii	1,427,538	37	3%
20	Maine	1,335,907	35	3%

Most common cities for planner/schedulers

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Moline	5	12%	$50,009
2	Hanover Park	2	5%	$50,510
3	Waterloo	2	3%	$48,916
4	Boulder	1	1%	$67,685
5	Chico	1	1%	$98,573
6	Fort Collins	1	1%	$66,586
7	Hartford	1	1%	$75,718
8	Hayward	1	1%	$102,348
9	Washington	2	0%	$50,934
10	Baton Rouge	1	0%	$54,855
11	Fontana	1	0%	$90,758

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