--- title: "EXCLUSIVE: US Cannabis Jobs To Reach 800K By 2029 Despite 8% Salary Drop" description: US cannabis jobs projected to hit 800K by 2029 despite a recent salary drop. Industry faces challenges but remains a promising employment sector. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20a%20modern%20cannabis%20dispensary%20interior%2c%20featuring%20sleek%2c%20minimalist%20design%20elements.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # EXCLUSIVE: US Cannabis Jobs To Reach 800K By 2029 Despite 8% Salary Drop - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Cannabis Jobs](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-jobs) - 19 February 2025 The cannabis job market has seen a turbulent year, with industry-wide salary reductions of 3% to 8% in 2024, according to CannabizTeam’s 2025 Cannabis Industry Salary Guide. Despite economic headwinds, the report highlights the sector's resilience, noting that cannabis wages still outpace those of more established industries. “People employed in the cannabis industry in 2024 faced significant challenges, such as layoffs and wage decreases, resulting in many employees leaving the industry,” said Liesl Bernard, CEO of CannabizTeam. “These shifts were driven by companies battling falling cannabis prices, market oversaturation, and burdensome taxes and other regulatory costs.”   [Read more on Benzinga](https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/25/02/43781428/exclusive-despite-8-salary-drop-in-2024-us-cannabis-industry-jobs-expected-to-reach-800k-by-2029) [Cannabis Jobs](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-jobs) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Recreational Cannabis News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) [![CBP officers seize over $800K in marijuana at World Trade Bridge](https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/styles/300px_newsroom_body_image/public/snipof360mjwtb1124.png.webp?itok=RxZxkOof)](https://420intel.com/blog/cbp-officers-seize-over-800k-in-marijuana-at-world-trade-bridge) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 21 November 2024 #### [CBP officers seize over $800K in marijuana at World Trade Bridge](https://420intel.com/blog/cbp-officers-seize-over-800k-in-marijuana-at-world-trade-bridge) **LAREDO, Texas**—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to... 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