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

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

Yes, playground director jobs are in demand. Playground director demand is projected to grow 10% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	94	0.00%
2020	116	0.00%
2019	128	0.00%
2018	126	0.00%
2017	125	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$30,197	$14.52	+7.9%
2025	$27,978	$13.45	+5.1%
2024	$26,608	$12.79	+2.1%
2023	$26,056	$12.53	+2.8%
2022	$25,344	$12.18	+2.4%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Iowa	3,145,711	518	16%
2	Arkansas	3,004,279	493	16%
3	Oklahoma	3,930,864	448	11%
4	Alabama	4,874,747	503	10%
5	Louisiana	4,684,333	491	10%
6	Mississippi	2,984,100	302	10%
7	Utah	3,101,833	21	1%
8	New Hampshire	1,342,795	9	1%
9	Illinois	12,802,023	35	0%
10	Washington	7,405,743	18	0%
11	Massachusetts	6,859,819	10	0%
12	Colorado	5,607,154	4	0%
13	Vermont	623,657	2	0%
14	Minnesota	5,576,606	2	0%
15	Montana	1,050,493	2	0%
16	South Dakota	869,666	2	0%
17	Alaska	739,795	1	0%
18	North Dakota	755,393	1	0%
19	Wyoming	579,315	0	0%
20	West Virginia	1,815,857	0	0%

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