Career Atlas USA

Best States for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

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. 1Tennessee87 / 100
  2. 2Iowa86.9 / 100
  3. 3Nebraska85.3 / 100
  4. 4Kansas83.6 / 100
  5. 5Idaho82 / 100
  6. 6Minnesota79.9 / 100
  7. 7Louisiana73.8 / 100
  8. 8Oklahoma66.8 / 100
  9. 9Illinois66.3 / 100
  10. 10Utah62 / 100
  11. 11Pennsylvania61.4 / 100
  12. 12Arkansas59.6 / 100
  13. 13Wisconsin59.3 / 100
  14. 14Oregon58.6 / 100
  15. 15Missouri56.9 / 100

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