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

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

No, second officer jobs are not in demand. Second officer demand is projected to decline 1% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	54	0.00%
2020	44	0.00%
2019	54	0.00%
2018	58	0.00%
2017	57	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$50,426	$24.24	+6.6%
2025	$47,295	$22.74	+4.6%
2024	$45,229	$21.74	--2.5%
2023	$46,366	$22.29	--2.4%
2022	$47,517	$22.84	--5.3%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Idaho	1,716,943	308	18%
2	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,171	17%
3	Minnesota	5,576,606	962	17%
4	Rhode Island	1,059,639	177	17%
5	North Dakota	755,393	125	17%
6	New Hampshire	1,342,795	185	14%
7	Maryland	6,052,177	757	13%
8	Nebraska	1,920,076	244	13%
9	South Dakota	869,666	113	13%
10	Vermont	623,657	82	13%
11	New Jersey	9,005,644	1,043	12%
12	Colorado	5,607,154	690	12%
13	Iowa	3,145,711	392	12%
14	Illinois	12,802,023	1,355	11%
15	Georgia	10,429,379	1,155	11%
16	North Carolina	10,273,419	1,109	11%
17	Arizona	7,016,270	777	11%
18	Nevada	2,998,039	325	11%
19	New Mexico	2,088,070	230	11%
20	Maine	1,335,907	143	11%

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