Career Atlas USA

Best States for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

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. 1Kentucky90.1 / 100
  2. 2Indiana90 / 100
  3. 3Wisconsin85.4 / 100
  4. 4North Dakota79.3 / 100
  5. 5Iowa76.4 / 100
  6. 6Tennessee76.4 / 100
  7. 7Arizona74.7 / 100
  8. 8Pennsylvania74.6 / 100
  9. 9Minnesota73.5 / 100
  10. 10Illinois71.2 / 100
  11. 11Mississippi68 / 100
  12. 12Ohio67 / 100
  13. 13Oklahoma63.5 / 100
  14. 14North Carolina62.9 / 100
  15. 15Georgia60.8 / 100

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