In North America in 2016, marijuana sales totaled $6.7 billion. And because the industry is booming, there are plenty of marijuana jobs in this growing market.
Some of these jobs are quite lucrative, with salaries of $125,000 or more.
And for marijuana job seekers, there are a variety of opportunities in the cannabis market.
For marijuana cultivators...
New Marijuana Jobs No. 10: Bud Trimmers
One entry-level position in the marijuana industry is the position of bud trimmer.
In a medical marijuana dispensary, a trimmer cuts the flower from the stem of a marijuana plant with little scissors. The bud trimmer must make sure to cut what is needed and not waste the plant.
It tends to be one of the lowest-paid jobs in the industry at $12 to $13 an hour, according to Forbes.
However, with minimum wages in most states being $10 or less, this is still better paying than most minimum-wage jobs. And because legal cannabis is still a new industry, there is room for bud trimmers to work their way up in a company.
New Marijuana Jobs No. 9: Delivery Drivers
There are several ways that you can be a marijuana delivery driver and make some decent cash.
One is by delivering products between a cultivator and various marijuana dispensaries. The other is by delivering from dispensaries to individual clients or patients.
Marijuana Delivered in 5 Minutes
There is even an app medical marijuana patients can use in some areas called "Eaze." Drivers for Eaze can earn at least $16 per hour and can keep all of their tips.
New Marijuana Jobs No. 8: Marijuana TV Script Writers
If you have a background in the arts, you might be able to leverage that into a career as a marijuana script writer.
Cannabis-related movies and television shows are becoming more popular after the long-running success of the series "Weeds." There are now at least six marijuana projects in development for the next several years on various networks, according to Leafly.com.
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The median salary for script writers is $36,565, but script writers can earn more based on experience.
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