State Map for Legislators

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
AlabamaAbove average opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaBelow average opportunities
ArkansasAbove average opportunities
CaliforniaBelow average opportunities
ColoradoBelow average opportunities
ConnecticutBelow average opportunities
DelawareBelow average opportunities
District of ColumbiaNo data available
FloridaBelow average opportunities
GeorgiaBelow average opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiBelow average opportunities
IdahoAbove average opportunities
IllinoisAbove average opportunities
IndianaAverage opportunities
IowaAbove average opportunities
KansasAverage opportunities
KentuckyNo data available
LouisianaBelow average opportunities
MaineNo data available
MarylandBelow average opportunities
MassachusettsBelow average opportunities
MichiganAbove average opportunities
MinnesotaNo data available
MississippiBelow average opportunities
MissouriAverage opportunities
MontanaAbove average opportunities
NebraskaAbove average opportunities
NevadaBelow average opportunities
New HampshireAverage opportunities
New JerseyAbove average opportunities
New MexicoAbove average opportunities
New YorkAbove average opportunities
North CarolinaNo data available
North DakotaAbove average opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioAbove average opportunities
OklahomaAverage opportunities
OregonBelow average opportunities
PennsylvaniaAverage opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandBelow average opportunities
South CarolinaAverage opportunities
South DakotaNo data available
TennesseeBelow average opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahBelow average opportunities
VermontNo data available
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaBelow average opportunities
WashingtonAbove average opportunities
West VirginiaAbove average opportunities
WisconsinAbove average opportunities
WyomingAbove average opportunities

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

National Outlook

Average
Nationwide, new job opportunities for legislators are likely in the future.