The cannabis industry of the past few years has shifted rapidly to allow for a massive amount of growth in the market. During that time, we have seen the number of companies grow rapidly as well, which has pushed the amount of jobs available way up. Currently, cannabis is legal in as many as 33 states throughout the U.S., but the substance still remains illegal on a federal level.

Despite the illegality of the substance federally, the job side of the industry has boomed quite quickly. Ten of the states that have legalized cannabis across the country have done so for recreational use which means that anyone over the age of 21 can purchase cannabis legally in those select places.

Jobs in the industry go anywhere from farm work to the frontline of dispensaries and all the way up to the executive level. At this point, it is somewhat difficult to discern how many jobs exactly there are in the market due to how infant it is all together. Additionally, the difficulty here arises from the body that studies the market itself, given that it is the United States Labor Department which is a federal department.

One analyst from a top job research institute stated that the number of cannabis jobs throughout the country is somewhere currently from 200,000 to 300,000. The pay scale in the industry ranges from agricultural work which stems at around minimum wage, all the way up to the top level of executives which can pay in the big six figures and more. One of the most popular job choices for some is working as a budtender. These individuals sit behind the counter at dispensaries and offer advice on what the best strain or product is for a given use or individual.

Recently, we have seen an explosion of jobs in the high-end part of the sector such as software engineers, chemists, and doctors who help to give patients advice on what they can use cannabis for. Since cannabis is such a broad spectrum treatment, it seems as though there are so many different ways to take advantage of the industry.

We have also seen growth in the high-end luxury side of the sector, showing that there is a large amount of money to be made with those who are willing to spend large amounts of money. The biggest issue that remains, however, is the fact that cannabis is still illegal federally. This has made the issue of hiring and paying employees quite difficult. This also affects how companies are able to run and how they are able to be conceived.

The hopes are that as the market continues to mature in the coming months to years, this issue will begin to settle down to allow the market to flourish to its greatest potential. All in all, cannabis remains one of the most exciting markets of the modern day whether it be for jobs or the pleasure of walking into a store and purchasing marijuana.

The cannabis industry has seen a massive boom takeover the market over the course of the past few years. With so many new legal initiatives occurring throughout the industry in North America and beyond, the job opportunities seem to be endless. Some studies have shown that the worldwide cannabis industry is worth as much as $50 billion which should continue to grow as we move toward the future. Of course, with so many new businesses springing up, finding a job should be easier than ever.

One of the most popular positions in the cannabis industry is known as the budtender. These people, as the name suggests, are the frontline operators to a cannabis business. They stand to know the most about the plant and can make suggestions about what to buy, and what purpose different cannabis products have.

Those who work in the marijuana industry could potentially make as much as $35-40 thousand in the first year alone being a budtender. One of the things that have been changing rapidly about the industry is the atmosphere of buying and selling cannabis. This atmosphere has completely shifted to being a professional workspace filled with less tie-dye and sunglasses than ever before.

Some requirements for being a budtender are that they are enthusiastic about the product they are selling. Of course, those who wish to sell cannabis should also be a people person, which goes without saying for any front facing job.

Karson Humiston, founder of a cannabis recruiting agency stated that “there are definitely risks involved in switching into this industry. There could be a federal crackdown, in which people would lose their jobs.” This is one of the main issues in the cannabis space. Many people fear that the industry will become more illegal than it is now, but this fear is less warranted than in years prior. States now have more control than ever before, which means that the fear of losing a job is less of a reality than in previous times.

Employment in the industry is growing at a very quick pace which means that certain markets should be more viable than ever. Of course, many think of California and Oregon as two of the main hearths of cannabis jobs in the world and those people would be right, but on the other hand, different legal markets around the world are continuing to pop up. This means that if one has a knack for working in the marijuana industry, they may be able to work internationally as long as the law permits.

The various skills associated with being in the marijuana industry are quite normal compared to other sales jobs, so as long as one is willing to learn, they should be able to enter the market. As the industry continues to grow in the next few years, there will likely be more jobs than ever and more room for new faces to continue to fill the empty spaces. Until then, cannabis is working to build upon its most recent boom.