The head of a leading firm that connects businesses with job seekers says that employment in the legal marijuana industry is growing faster than any other field.

“You know what the fastest-growing job category in the United States is?” ZipRecruiter.com co-founder and CEO Ian Siegel asked. “Marijuana.”

And he should know. His company calls itself the “fastest growing employment marketplace” and claims to have “helped over 1 million businesses and 100 million job seekers find their next perfect match.”

“Twenty-nine states have legalized marijuana. There’s 445% job growth in job listings in the category year over year,” he said at a conference hosted by U.S. News & World Report on Friday.

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