Career Atlas USA

Best States for Historians

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. 1District of Columbia90.1 / 100
  2. 2Virginia80.3 / 100
  3. 3Hawaii74.1 / 100
  4. 4Louisiana64.4 / 100
  5. 5Alabama58.4 / 100
  6. 6New Jersey54.1 / 100
  7. 7New Mexico53.4 / 100
  8. 8Maryland52.8 / 100
  9. 9Nebraska51.6 / 100
  10. 10Oregon51.3 / 100
  11. 11New York50.9 / 100
  12. 12North Carolina50.7 / 100
  13. 13Minnesota49.9 / 100
  14. 14Kansas49.1 / 100
  15. 15Mississippi48.7 / 100

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