Career Atlas USA

Best States for Orderlies

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. 1New York85.9 / 100
  2. 2Pennsylvania84 / 100
  3. 3Delaware73.2 / 100
  4. 4California72.9 / 100
  5. 5South Carolina72.3 / 100
  6. 6Ohio71.8 / 100
  7. 7Georgia65.5 / 100
  8. 8North Carolina65.2 / 100
  9. 9Massachusetts63.5 / 100
  10. 10New Jersey62.9 / 100
  11. 11Indiana62.9 / 100
  12. 12Wisconsin62.3 / 100
  13. 13Maryland61.7 / 100
  14. 14Oregon60.7 / 100
  15. 15Illinois60.1 / 100

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