Career Atlas USA

Best States for Locomotive Engineers

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. 1Iowa87.3 / 100
  2. 2Montana79.7 / 100
  3. 3Illinois76.3 / 100
  4. 4New Mexico75.3 / 100
  5. 5Indiana73 / 100
  6. 6Arkansas70 / 100
  7. 7Minnesota68.4 / 100
  8. 8Kansas66.1 / 100
  9. 9Missouri63.7 / 100
  10. 10Mississippi62 / 100
  11. 11Massachusetts58.9 / 100
  12. 12New York57.3 / 100
  13. 13Alabama51.1 / 100
  14. 14Virginia48.9 / 100
  15. 15Oklahoma48.4 / 100

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