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

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

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	814	0.00%
2020	778	0.00%
2019	781	0.00%
2018	755	0.00%
2017	767	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$55,778	$26.82	+4.0%
2024	$53,655	$25.80	+2.4%
2023	$52,398	$25.19	+1.1%
2022	$51,828	$24.92	+1.7%
2021	$50,946	$24.49	+3.8%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	District of Columbia	693,972	44	6%
2	Alaska	739,795	37	5%
3	Vermont	623,657	29	5%
4	Maine	1,335,907	55	4%
5	Pennsylvania	12,805,537	388	3%
6	New Jersey	9,005,644	232	3%
7	Arizona	7,016,270	230	3%
8	Massachusetts	6,859,819	220	3%
9	Virginia	8,470,020	215	3%
10	Washington	7,405,743	204	3%
11	Colorado	5,607,154	171	3%
12	Maryland	6,052,177	170	3%
13	Minnesota	5,576,606	160	3%
14	Missouri	6,113,532	153	3%
15	Oregon	4,142,776	124	3%
16	Iowa	3,145,711	110	3%
17	Connecticut	3,588,184	102	3%
18	New Hampshire	1,342,795	46	3%
19	Delaware	961,939	30	3%
20	Wyoming	579,315	15	3%

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