Career Atlas USA

Best States for Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining

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. 1West Virginia90.5 / 100
  2. 2Nevada85.3 / 100
  3. 3Alaska75 / 100
  4. 4Wyoming73.2 / 100
  5. 5Alabama67.4 / 100
  6. 6Virginia61.1 / 100
  7. 7Ohio54.2 / 100
  8. 8Iowa45.5 / 100
  9. 9Louisiana44.2 / 100
  10. 10Arizona44.2 / 100
  11. 11Colorado41.8 / 100
  12. 12Missouri40.3 / 100
  13. 13South Carolina38.2 / 100
  14. 14Illinois32.4 / 100
  15. 15Michigan28.9 / 100

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