State Map for Urban & Regional Planners

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
AlabamaAverage opportunities
AlaskaAbove average opportunities
American SamoaNo data available
ArizonaAverage opportunities
ArkansasBelow average opportunities
CaliforniaAbove average opportunities
ColoradoAbove average opportunities
ConnecticutAverage opportunities
DelawareAbove average opportunities
District of ColumbiaAbove average opportunities
FloridaAverage opportunities
GeorgiaAverage opportunities
GuamNo data available
HawaiiAbove average opportunities
IdahoAbove average opportunities
IllinoisBelow average opportunities
IndianaBelow average opportunities
IowaBelow average opportunities
KansasBelow average opportunities
KentuckyBelow average opportunities
LouisianaBelow average opportunities
MaineAverage opportunities
MarylandAverage opportunities
MassachusettsAbove average opportunities
MichiganAverage opportunities
MinnesotaAverage opportunities
MississippiBelow average opportunities
MissouriBelow average opportunities
MontanaAbove average opportunities
NebraskaAverage opportunities
NevadaBelow average opportunities
New HampshireAbove average opportunities
New JerseyBelow average opportunities
New MexicoAbove average opportunities
New YorkBelow average opportunities
North CarolinaAverage opportunities
North DakotaAverage opportunities
Northern Mariana IslandsNo data available
OhioBelow average opportunities
OklahomaAbove average opportunities
OregonAbove average opportunities
PennsylvaniaBelow average opportunities
Puerto RicoBelow average opportunities
Rhode IslandAbove average opportunities
South CarolinaBelow average opportunities
South DakotaAbove average opportunities
TennesseeBelow average opportunities
TexasBelow average opportunities
UtahAverage opportunities
VermontAbove average opportunities
Virgin IslandsNo data available
VirginiaAverage opportunities
WashingtonAbove average opportunities
West VirginiaAverage opportunities
WisconsinBelow 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 urban and regional planners are likely in the future.