Yes, stand up comedian jobs are in demand. Stand up comedian demand is projected to grow 8% from 2018 to 2028.

The map below shows you the number of stand up comedian job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where stand up comedians earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	296	0.00%
2020	438	0.00%
2019	518	0.00%
2018	467	0.00%
2017	428	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$51,101	$24.57	+4.0%
2024	$49,115	$23.61	+5.4%
2023	$46,607	$22.41	+2.2%
2022	$45,598	$21.92	+2.8%
2021	$44,361	$21.33	+2.1%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Maryland	6,052,177	3	0%
2	West Virginia	1,815,857	3	0%
3	Ohio	11,658,609	1	0%
4	Illinois	12,802,023	1	0%
5	Alaska	739,795	0	0%
6	Rhode Island	1,059,639	0	0%
7	Delaware	961,939	0	0%
8	Connecticut	3,588,184	0	0%
9	California	39,536,653	0	0%
10	Massachusetts	6,859,819	0	0%
11	New Hampshire	1,342,795	0	0%
12	Michigan	9,962,311	0	0%
13	Nevada	2,998,039	0	0%
14	Vermont	623,657	0	0%
15	North Dakota	755,393	0	0%
16	District of Columbia	693,972	0	0%
17	Mississippi	2,984,100	0	0%
18	New Mexico	2,088,070	0	0%
19	Utah	3,101,833	0	0%
20	Nebraska	1,920,076	0	0%

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