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

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

No, wood lathe operator jobs are not in demand. Wood lathe operator demand is projected to decline 3% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	162	0.00%
2020	173	0.00%
2019	181	0.00%
2018	187	0.00%
2017	186	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$33,203	$15.96	+3.8%
2024	$31,993	$15.38	+3.1%
2023	$31,036	$14.92	+1.4%
2022	$30,594	$14.71	+2.5%
2021	$29,858	$14.35	+2.1%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,081	16%
2	District of Columbia	693,972	101	15%
3	Maryland	6,052,177	844	14%
4	Rhode Island	1,059,639	139	13%
5	Alaska	739,795	95	13%
6	New Jersey	9,005,644	763	8%
7	Hawaii	1,427,538	79	6%
8	Ohio	11,658,609	23	0%
9	Minnesota	5,576,606	21	0%
10	Wisconsin	5,795,483	16	0%
11	Indiana	6,666,818	12	0%
12	West Virginia	1,815,857	6	0%
13	Oregon	4,142,776	5	0%
14	Nevada	2,998,039	2	0%
15	Vermont	623,657	2	0%
16	New Hampshire	1,342,795	2	0%
17	Idaho	1,716,943	1	0%
18	Washington	7,405,743	1	0%
19	North Dakota	755,393	1	0%
20	Wyoming	579,315	0	0%

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