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Job outlook for support representatives in the United States
Support representative job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected support representative job growth rate is -4% from 2018-2028.
About -105,300 new jobs for support representatives are projected over the next decade.
Support representative salaries have increased 11% for support representatives in the last 5 years.
There are over 333,531 support representatives currently employed in the United States.
There are 246,710 active support representative job openings in the US.
The average support representative salary is $33,372.
Are support representative jobs in demand?
No, support representative jobs are not in demand. Support representative demand is projected to decline -4% from 2018 to 2028.
Support representative job and salary trends over time
Compare the number of support representative jobs and the average support representative salary over time.
Support representative jobs over time
Support representative job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 333,531 | 0.10% |
| 2020 | 338,908 | 0.10% |
| 2019 | 353,077 | 0.11% |
| 2018 | 335,077 | 0.10% |
| 2017 | 323,118 | 0.10% |
Average support representative salary over time
Support representative salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,372 | $16.04 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | $32,329 | $15.54 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $31,435 | $15.11 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $30,634 | $14.73 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | $30,084 | $14.46 | +1.8% |
Support representative jobs by state
The map below shows you the number of support representative job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where support representatives earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Average salary: Job openings:
Most common states for support representatives
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 479 | 63% |
| 2 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 522 | 60% |
| 3 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 699 | 52% |
| 4 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 1,548 | 49% |
| 5 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 829 | 43% |
| 6 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 449 | 43% |
| 7 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 823 | 39% |
| 8 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 2,285 | 37% |
| 9 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 2,047 | 37% |
| 10 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 1,092 | 37% |
| 11 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 213 | 37% |
| 12 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 657 | 36% |
| 13 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 485 | 36% |
| 14 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 1,698 | 34% |
| 15 | Mississippi | 2,984,100 | 976 | 33% |
| 16 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 3,073 | 31% |
| 17 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 2,196 | 31% |
| 18 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 1,492 | 31% |
| 19 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 955 | 31% |
| 20 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 2,209 | 30% |
Most common cities for support representatives
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsfield | 6 | 14% | $38,325 |
| 2 | Tempe | 9 | 5% | $34,442 |
| 3 | Alpharetta | 2 | 3% | $28,401 |
| 4 | Minneapolis | 9 | 2% | $34,990 |
| 5 | Pasadena | 3 | 2% | $38,206 |
| 6 | Pomona | 3 | 2% | $38,136 |
| 7 | Fayetteville | 2 | 2% | $29,941 |
| 8 | Hartford | 2 | 2% | $35,193 |
| 9 | Kansas City | 4 | 1% | $31,546 |
| 10 | Santa Ana | 4 | 1% | $38,235 |
| 11 | Hollywood | 2 | 1% | $30,024 |
| 12 | Phoenix | 5 | 0% | $34,464 |
| 13 | Chicago | 3 | 0% | $34,387 |
| 14 | San Diego | 3 | 0% | $38,230 |
| 15 | Atlanta | 2 | 0% | $28,323 |
| 16 | Charlotte | 2 | 0% | $30,112 |
| 17 | Colorado Springs | 2 | 0% | $33,489 |
| 18 | Denver | 2 | 0% | $33,469 |