Fastest declining jobs in Idaho, 2024–34

Ranked by projected percent change in employment from 2024 to 2034 in Idaho, 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 Idaho'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 Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho salary is worth about 1.05× 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 Idaho.

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

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Growth 2024–34

1Data Entry Keyers$42,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,990 – $59,460-20.1%
2Tellers$42,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,940 – $45,610-11.5%
3File Clerks$45,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,600 – $50,460-10.5%
4Cooks, Fast Food$31,070
No formal educational credential
$18,620 – $35,860-7.9%
5Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,440 – $70,390-7.5%
6Library Assistants, Clerical$33,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,990 – $43,390-7.4%
7Correctional Officers and Jailers$53,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,430 – $74,720-6.9%
8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$52,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,820 – $74,950-4.6%
9Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,450 – $47,900-2.8%
10Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$39,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $50,540-2.7%
11Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,340 – $77,560-1.1%
12Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980 – $57,670-0.8%
13Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$27,280
No formal educational credential
$18,400 – $35,770-0.8%
14Cashiers$30,370
No formal educational credential
$22,400 – $38,440-0.2%
15Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $117,100-0.2%
16Waiters and Waitresses$30,050
No formal educational credential
$16,770 – $62,220+0.2%
17Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$48,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $59,720+0.8%
18Forest and Conservation Technicians$53,290
Associate's degree
$43,660 – $84,120+1.4%
19Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,820 – $58,550+1.9%
20Customer Service Representatives$43,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,990 – $62,190+2.1%
21Dishwashers$29,920
No formal educational credential
$19,100 – $42,860+2.4%
22Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,920
No formal educational credential
$23,000 – $48,150+2.6%
23Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$66,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,840 – $97,980+2.7%
24Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,900 – $63,500+2.7%
25Detectives and Criminal Investigators$72,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,120 – $125,550+2.7%
26First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$94,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,850 – $137,450+2.8%
27Construction and Building Inspectors$63,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,840 – $102,000+2.9%
28Network and Computer Systems Administrators$91,880
Bachelor's degree
$62,970 – $133,460+3.1%
29Firefighters$47,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,280 – $81,190+3.3%
30First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$92,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,010 – $129,650+3.4%
31Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,100 – $57,770+3.5%
32Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,310
Some college, no degree
$34,690 – $72,870+3.5%
33Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$59,780
Bachelor's degree
$47,470 – $77,210+3.6%
34Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $54,800+3.7%
35Helpers--Production Workers$38,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,460 – $47,380+4.1%
36Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,170
Associate's degree
$40,930 – $99,620+4.2%
37Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,380 – $65,980+4.2%
38Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810 – $62,710+4.2%
39First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,120 – $74,300+4.4%
40Office Clerks, General$44,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,530 – $63,190+4.7%
41Highway Maintenance Workers$52,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,260 – $70,840+5.1%
42Food Preparation Workers$31,510
No formal educational credential
$22,150 – $40,260+5.2%
43Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,630 – $83,990+5.2%
44Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,360 – $75,560+5.4%
45Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,380 – $119,240+5.5%
46Printing Press Operators$38,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,240 – $56,510+5.6%
47Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$101,390
Bachelor's degree
$53,250 – $203,080+5.7%
48First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$78,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,270 – $129,480+5.9%
49Property Appraisers and Assessors$63,410
Bachelor's degree
$39,640 – $126,760+6.0%
50Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,630 – $78,630+6.1%

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

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Growth 2024–34
1	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,810	$29,990 – $59,460	-20.1%
2	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,380	$36,940 – $45,610	-11.5%
3	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,910	$29,600 – $50,460	-10.5%
4	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$31,070	$18,620 – $35,860	-7.9%
5	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,790	$41,440 – $70,390	-7.5%
6	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,960	$21,990 – $43,390	-7.4%
7	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,580	$45,430 – $74,720	-6.9%
8	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,210	$40,820 – $74,950	-4.6%
9	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,450	$22,450 – $47,900	-2.8%
10	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,580	$36,240 – $50,540	-2.7%
11	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,340	$40,340 – $77,560	-1.1%
12	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,730	$36,980 – $57,670	-0.8%
13	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee ShopNo formal educational credential	$27,280	$18,400 – $35,770	-0.8%
14	CashiersNo formal educational credential	$30,370	$22,400 – $38,440	-0.2%
15	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,340	$49,940 – $117,100	-0.2%
16	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$30,050	$16,770 – $62,220	+0.2%
17	Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, WoodHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,350	$39,520 – $59,720	+0.8%
18	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,290	$43,660 – $84,120	+1.4%
19	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,430	$30,820 – $58,550	+1.9%
20	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,200	$29,990 – $62,190	+2.1%
21	DishwashersNo formal educational credential	$29,920	$19,100 – $42,860	+2.4%
22	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,920	$23,000 – $48,150	+2.6%
23	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,990	$48,840 – $97,980	+2.7%
24	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$37,900 – $63,500	+2.7%
25	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,520	$53,120 – $125,550	+2.7%
26	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,920	$65,850 – $137,450	+2.8%
27	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,570	$48,840 – $102,000	+2.9%
28	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$91,880	$62,970 – $133,460	+3.1%
29	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,320	$30,280 – $81,190	+3.3%
30	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$92,630	$49,010 – $129,650	+3.4%
31	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,690	$34,100 – $57,770	+3.5%
32	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,310	$34,690 – $72,870	+3.5%
33	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,780	$47,470 – $77,210	+3.6%
34	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,690	$37,990 – $54,800	+3.7%
35	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,240	$32,460 – $47,380	+4.1%
36	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,170	$40,930 – $99,620	+4.2%
37	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,200	$36,380 – $65,980	+4.2%
38	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,090	$36,810 – $62,710	+4.2%
39	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,140	$33,120 – $74,300	+4.4%
40	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,830	$29,530 – $63,190	+4.7%
41	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,050	$43,260 – $70,840	+5.1%
42	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$31,510	$22,150 – $40,260	+5.2%
43	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,440	$41,630 – $83,990	+5.2%
44	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,780	$43,360 – $75,560	+5.4%
45	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,840	$36,380 – $119,240	+5.5%
46	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,650	$30,240 – $56,510	+5.6%
47	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$101,390	$53,250 – $203,080	+5.7%
48	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,200	$48,270 – $129,480	+5.9%
49	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$63,410	$39,640 – $126,760	+6.0%
50	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$30,630 – $78,630	+6.1%

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