Fastest declining jobs in Arizona, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Arizona, most negative first. A declining projection does not mean a job is disappearing — most of these still hire steadily to replace people who leave.

State projections are produced by Arizona's own workforce agency and collected by Projections Central — the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes projections only at the national level. Methodology varies by state, so these are not directly comparable with the national figures. Wages remain BLS OEWS.

Cost of living: prices in Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arizona.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Growth 2024–34

1Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$40,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $50,200-21.2%
2Telemarketers$37,750
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $51,490-20.5%
3Data Entry Keyers$43,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $54,900-19.9%
4Power Plant Operators$84,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,560 – $118,910-15.5%
5Tellers$45,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,620 – $54,350-14.7%
6Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $60,970-13.8%
7Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$32,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,970 – $46,240-13.5%
8Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$31,700
No formal educational credential
$30,770 – $44,020-12.5%
9File Clerks$43,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,820 – $56,950-11.2%
10Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$50,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,870 – $69,980-10.6%
11Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,080
No formal educational credential
$30,770 – $37,400-10.5%
12Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$35,160
No formal educational credential
$31,210 – $48,100-9.7%
13Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$61,750
Bachelor's degree
$32,570 – $91,670-8.8%
14Bill and Account Collectors$47,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280 – $61,220-8.7%
15Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$72,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,580 – $93,720-8.5%
16Order Clerks$48,590
Some college, no degree
$38,780 – $61,110-8.1%
17Gambling Cage Workers$40,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,160 – $51,590-6.2%
18Correctional Officers and Jailers$54,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,620 – $65,030-6.2%
19Credit Analysts$77,020
Bachelor's degree
$55,890 – $125,980-6.1%
20Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$63,400
No formal educational credential
$34,210 – $70,370-6.0%
21School Bus Monitors$34,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $41,440-5.5%
22Financial Clerks, All Other$60,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630 – $79,600-5.4%
23Library Assistants, Clerical$38,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,270 – $48,480-5.2%
24Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,690 – $80,040-5.1%
25Locomotive Engineers$89,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,810 – $93,260-4.9%
26Library Technicians$40,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,590 – $58,090-4.5%
27Cooks, Fast Food$32,660
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $36,440-4.3%
28Loan Interviewers and Clerks$50,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $75,230-4.0%
29Brokerage Clerks$61,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,210 – $78,250-3.8%
30Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,930 – $121,330-3.7%
31First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$64,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,210 – $94,930-2.4%
32Loan Officers$62,160
Bachelor's degree
$35,960 – $133,890-2.0%
33Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$60,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $106,640-1.9%
34Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,830 – $51,060-1.7%
35Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$43,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $64,210-1.3%
36Agricultural Equipment Operators$36,600
No formal educational credential
$32,910 – $42,510-1.2%
37Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$73,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,690 – $85,970-0.9%
38Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$43,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $65,450-0.5%
39Gambling Dealers$60,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,070 – $91,000-0.2%
40Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,990 – $100,590+0.3%
41Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,340 – $57,060+0.6%
42Procurement Clerks$47,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,250 – $64,940+0.8%
43Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,620
Some college, no degree
$36,670 – $63,470+0.8%
44Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$55,350
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,280+0.9%
45Customer Service Representatives$45,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $62,970+1.0%
46First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$74,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,570 – $99,490+1.1%
47Printing Press Operators$42,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,800 – $60,700+1.1%
48Office Clerks, General$46,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $65,880+1.2%
49Computer Programmers$88,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,790 – $164,410+1.3%
50Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,710
Bachelor's degree
$46,940 – $81,420+1.4%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,380	$35,060 – $50,200	-21.2%
2	TelemarketersNo formal educational credential	$37,750	$30,580 – $51,490	-20.5%
3	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,200	$33,860 – $54,900	-19.9%
4	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,970	$57,560 – $118,910	-15.5%
5	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,250	$37,620 – $54,350	-14.7%
6	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,150	$39,430 – $60,970	-13.8%
7	Office Machine Operators, Except ComputerHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,060	$31,970 – $46,240	-13.5%
8	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural ProductsNo formal educational credential	$31,700	$30,770 – $44,020	-12.5%
9	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,690	$34,820 – $56,950	-11.2%
10	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,210	$33,870 – $69,980	-10.6%
11	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseNo formal educational credential	$35,080	$30,770 – $37,400	-10.5%
12	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsNo formal educational credential	$35,160	$31,210 – $48,100	-9.7%
13	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsBachelor's degree	$61,750	$32,570 – $91,670	-8.8%
14	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,740	$38,280 – $61,220	-8.7%
15	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,710	$38,580 – $93,720	-8.5%
16	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,590	$38,780 – $61,110	-8.1%
17	Gambling Cage WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,780	$32,160 – $51,590	-6.2%
18	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,970	$45,620 – $65,030	-6.2%
19	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,020	$55,890 – $125,980	-6.1%
20	Gambling Change Persons and Booth CashiersNo formal educational credential	$63,400	$34,210 – $70,370	-6.0%
21	School Bus MonitorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,560	$30,580 – $41,440	-5.5%
22	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,720	$46,630 – $79,600	-5.4%
23	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,110	$33,270 – $48,480	-5.2%
24	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,340	$46,690 – $80,040	-5.1%
25	Locomotive EngineersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,840	$81,810 – $93,260	-4.9%
26	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,510	$30,590 – $58,090	-4.5%
27	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$32,660	$30,580 – $36,440	-4.3%
28	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,120	$37,780 – $75,230	-4.0%
29	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,900	$53,210 – $78,250	-3.8%
30	Railroad Conductors and YardmastersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,080	$62,930 – $121,330	-3.7%
31	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,900	$44,210 – $94,930	-2.4%
32	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$62,160	$35,960 – $133,890	-2.0%
33	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,570	$49,940 – $106,640	-1.9%
34	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,110	$36,830 – $51,060	-1.7%
35	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,200	$35,870 – $64,210	-1.3%
36	Agricultural Equipment OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$36,600	$32,910 – $42,510	-1.2%
37	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,930	$58,690 – $85,970	-0.9%
38	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,780	$31,200 – $65,450	-0.5%
39	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,940	$38,070 – $91,000	-0.2%
40	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,110	$47,990 – $100,590	+0.3%
41	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,990	$37,340 – $57,060	+0.6%
42	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,970	$37,250 – $64,940	+0.8%
43	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$49,620	$36,670 – $63,470	+0.8%
44	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$55,350	$42,600 – $75,280	+0.9%
45	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,690	$35,140 – $62,970	+1.0%
46	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,840	$67,570 – $99,490	+1.1%
47	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,950	$35,800 – $60,700	+1.1%
48	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,420	$34,650 – $65,880	+1.2%
49	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$88,990	$61,790 – $164,410	+1.3%
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$59,710	$46,940 – $81,420	+1.4%

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