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Occupations / Telephone operators
BLS occupation 43-2021

Telephone operators

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change-27.6%
Median annual pay$41,740
Annual openings0.2K

Outlook

Employment for telephone operators is projected to change by -27.6% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 0.2K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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