Career Atlas USA

Best States for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

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. 1North Dakota84.2 / 100
  2. 2South Dakota82.9 / 100
  3. 3Arkansas81.1 / 100
  4. 4Nebraska79.3 / 100
  5. 5Alabama69.7 / 100
  6. 6Mississippi63.9 / 100
  7. 7Tennessee63.8 / 100
  8. 8Iowa61.9 / 100
  9. 9Georgia61.5 / 100
  10. 10Louisiana57.9 / 100
  11. 11Washington57.5 / 100
  12. 12Pennsylvania56.3 / 100
  13. 13Missouri56.1 / 100
  14. 14Maryland56.1 / 100
  15. 15Kansas55.7 / 100

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