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Telephone representative job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected telephone representative job growth rate is -4% from 2018-2028.
About -105,300 new jobs for telephone representatives are projected over the next decade.
Telephone representative salaries have increased 11% for telephone representatives in the last 5 years.
There are over 292,558 telephone representatives currently employed in the United States.
There are 229,797 active telephone representative job openings in the US.
The average telephone representative salary is $48,039.
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 292,558 | 0.09% |
| 2020 | 297,464 | 0.09% |
| 2019 | 307,884 | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 306,069 | 0.09% |
| 2017 | 298,241 | 0.09% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48,039 | $23.10 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | $46,537 | $22.37 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $45,250 | $21.75 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $44,097 | $21.20 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | $43,306 | $20.82 | +1.8% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 469 | 62% |
| 2 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 615 | 59% |
| 3 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 1,802 | 57% |
| 4 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 762 | 57% |
| 5 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 473 | 54% |
| 6 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 292 | 50% |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 925 | 48% |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 611 | 46% |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 492 | 46% |
| 10 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 810 | 45% |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 5,492 | 43% |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 2,288 | 41% |
| 13 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 4,660 | 40% |
| 14 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 1,172 | 40% |
| 15 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 1,753 | 39% |
| 16 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 2,531 | 38% |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 2,541 | 37% |
| 18 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 765 | 37% |
| 19 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 637 | 37% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 1,796 | 36% |
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankfort | 1 | 4% | $43,473 |
| 2 | Annapolis | 1 | 3% | $64,253 |
| 3 | Dover | 1 | 3% | $53,924 |
| 4 | Juneau | 1 | 3% | $63,173 |
| 5 | Merrillville | 1 | 3% | $45,584 |
| 6 | Albany | 1 | 1% | $63,324 |
| 7 | Hartford | 1 | 1% | $61,346 |
| 8 | Lansing | 1 | 1% | $45,287 |
| 9 | Little Rock | 1 | 1% | $48,457 |
| 10 | Springfield | 1 | 1% | $45,804 |
| 11 | Tallahassee | 1 | 1% | $52,494 |
| 12 | Atlanta | 1 | 0% | $48,064 |
| 13 | Baton Rouge | 1 | 0% | $46,668 |
| 14 | Boston | 1 | 0% | $64,724 |
| 15 | Des Moines | 1 | 0% | $46,234 |
| 16 | Indianapolis | 1 | 0% | $45,797 |
| 17 | Montgomery | 1 | 0% | $45,883 |
| 18 | Phoenix | 1 | 0% | $53,268 |
| 19 | Sacramento | 1 | 0% | $60,005 |
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