State Map for Tapers

Looking to move? Some states have more opportunities for this type of work than others.

  • Orange states have an above average share of this career in their workforce.
  • Blue states have a below average share of this career in their workforce.
StateJob Outlook
AlabamaNo data available
AlaskaNo data available
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAbove average opportunities
ArkansasNo data available
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoAverage opportunities
ConnecticutAbove average opportunities
DelawareNo data available
District of ColumbiaNo data available
FloridaNo data available
GeorgiaNo data available
GuamNo data available
HawaiiAbove average opportunities
IdahoAbove average opportunities
IllinoisBelow average opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaNo data available
KansasNo data available
KentuckyNo data available
LouisianaNo data available
MaineBelow average opportunities
MarylandNo data available
MassachusettsAverage opportunities
MichiganBelow average opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiNo data available
MissouriBelow average opportunities
MontanaNo data available
NebraskaNo data available
NevadaAbove average opportunities
New HampshireNo data available
New JerseyBelow average opportunities
New MexicoNo data available
New YorkAbove average opportunities
North CarolinaBelow average opportunities
North DakotaAbove average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioBelow average opportunities
OklahomaNo data available
OregonAbove average opportunities
PennsylvaniaBelow average opportunities
Puerto RicoNo data available
Rhode IslandNo data available
South CarolinaNo data available
South DakotaNo data available
TennesseeNo data available
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahAbove average opportunities
VermontNo data available
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaNo data available
WashingtonAbove average opportunities
West VirginiaNo data available
WisconsinBelow average opportunities
WyomingNo data available

For detailed state-by-state info, see employment and wages external site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Outlook

Below Average
Nationwide, new job opportunities for tapers are less likely in the future.