Career Atlas USA

Best States for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

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. 1Kansas87.8 / 100
  2. 2Missouri76.7 / 100
  3. 3Indiana75.8 / 100
  4. 4Iowa75.6 / 100
  5. 5Wisconsin74.2 / 100
  6. 6Kentucky72.1 / 100
  7. 7Oklahoma68.3 / 100
  8. 8Ohio68.2 / 100
  9. 9Connecticut67.1 / 100
  10. 10Washington66.6 / 100
  11. 11Louisiana65 / 100
  12. 12South Carolina65 / 100
  13. 13North Dakota62.9 / 100
  14. 14Tennessee62.7 / 100
  15. 15Wyoming62.3 / 100

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