Career Atlas USA

Best States for Maintenance Workers, Machinery

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. 1Kentucky96.8 / 100
  2. 2Wyoming84 / 100
  3. 3Missouri82.9 / 100
  4. 4Louisiana82.6 / 100
  5. 5North Carolina80.2 / 100
  6. 6Oklahoma79.1 / 100
  7. 7West Virginia78.2 / 100
  8. 8Iowa73.8 / 100
  9. 9Nevada72.2 / 100
  10. 10Kansas71.7 / 100
  11. 11Nebraska68 / 100
  12. 12South Carolina65.7 / 100
  13. 13Texas61.8 / 100
  14. 14Utah61.7 / 100
  15. 15Ohio61.4 / 100

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