Job outlook for third class petty officers in the United States

Third class petty officer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected third class petty officer job growth rate is 3% from 2018-2028.

• About 38,000 new jobs for third class petty officers are projected over the next decade.

• Third class petty officer salaries have increased 20% for third class petty officers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 19,436 third class petty officers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 96,327 active third class petty officer job openings in the US.

• The average third class petty officer salary is $38,861.

Compare the number of third class petty officer jobs and the average third class petty officer salary over time.

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