The map below shows you the number of water service operator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where water service operators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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We spoke to water service operator professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the water service operator job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the water service operator industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

No, water service operator jobs are not in demand. Water service operator demand is projected to decline -7% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	79	0.00%
2020	78	0.00%
2019	81	0.00%
2018	81	0.00%
2017	77	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$61,374	$29.51	+2.8%
2024	$59,712	$28.71	+2.1%
2023	$58,486	$28.12	+1.4%
2022	$57,699	$27.74	+0.9%
2021	$57,211	$27.51	+2.2%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	District of Columbia	693,972	131	19%
2	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,246	18%
3	Rhode Island	1,059,639	155	15%
4	Alaska	739,795	98	13%
5	New Jersey	9,005,644	895	10%
6	Hawaii	1,427,538	100	7%
7	North Dakota	755,393	23	3%
8	Colorado	5,607,154	111	2%
9	Iowa	3,145,711	69	2%
10	Oregon	4,142,776	65	2%
11	Nebraska	1,920,076	33	2%
12	Idaho	1,716,943	29	2%
13	New Hampshire	1,342,795	24	2%
14	Montana	1,050,493	23	2%
15	Delaware	961,939	21	2%
16	South Dakota	869,666	20	2%
17	Vermont	623,657	15	2%
18	Wyoming	579,315	12	2%
19	California	39,536,653	313	1%
20	Maine	1,335,907	14	1%

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