Job outlook for student employees in the United States

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

• The projected student employee job growth rate is -5% from 2018-2028.

• About -130,800 new jobs for student employees are projected over the next decade.

• Student employee salaries have increased 16% for student employees in the last 5 years.

• There are over 272,178 student employees currently employed in the United States.

• There are 12,497 active student employee job openings in the US.

• The average student employee salary is $24,086.

Compare the number of student employee jobs and the average student employee salary over time.

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