Best States for Extraction Workers, All Other

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1West Virginia73.8 / 100
  2. 2Wyoming72.5 / 100
  3. 3Louisiana65.9 / 100
  4. 4Nevada64.7 / 100
  5. 5Texas58.8 / 100
  6. 6Idaho51.9 / 100
  7. 7Montana48.8 / 100
  8. 8Colorado45.9 / 100
  9. 9Arkansas40.9 / 100
  10. 10Ohio27.8 / 100
  11. 11Georgia26.6 / 100
  12. 12Tennessee24.7 / 100
  13. 13New York24.4 / 100
  14. 14Minnesota10.3 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).