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

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

Yes, wildlife officer jobs are in demand. Wildlife officer demand is projected to grow 3% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	167	0.00%
2020	179	0.00%
2019	169	0.00%
2018	150	0.00%
2017	149	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$42,944	$20.65	+0.9%
2024	$42,544	$20.45	--0.4%
2023	$42,700	$20.53	+2.3%
2022	$41,738	$20.07	+9.0%
2021	$38,275	$18.40	--2.0%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Delaware	961,939	192	20%
2	Idaho	1,716,943	313	18%
3	Virginia	8,470,020	1,404	17%
4	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,149	17%
5	Rhode Island	1,059,639	178	17%
6	North Dakota	755,393	128	17%
7	Minnesota	5,576,606	909	16%
8	Nebraska	1,920,076	262	14%
9	New Hampshire	1,342,795	189	14%
10	Vermont	623,657	85	14%
11	Maryland	6,052,177	765	13%
12	South Dakota	869,666	117	13%
13	Colorado	5,607,154	694	12%
14	Iowa	3,145,711	385	12%
15	New Mexico	2,088,070	241	12%
16	North Carolina	10,273,419	1,094	11%
17	New Jersey	9,005,644	1,030	11%
18	Arizona	7,016,270	789	11%
19	Nevada	2,998,039	324	11%
20	Maine	1,335,907	151	11%

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