Here's a different take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and Wage estimates page. I've downloaded all the data and ranked states (for every occupation with at least 100 workers).
You can use the drop-down menus to filter by state or by occupation.
Occupation Selected: Industrial production managers
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| New Jersey | 5,830 | $96,420 | 1 |
| Delaware | 440 | $95,340 | 2 |
| Texas | 11,570 | $95,000 | 3 |
| Vermont | 350 | $92,950 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 3,470 | $92,650 | 5 |
| Washington | 2,390 | $92,130 | 6 |
| New York | 6,100 | $90,060 | 7 |
| California | 18,960 | $90,000 | 8 |
| Connecticut | 3,070 | $89,210 | 9 |
| Michigan | 8,660 | $87,310 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 4,390 | $87,020 | 11 |
| Florida | 3,010 | $86,680 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | 630 | $86,480 | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,060 | $86,280 | 14 |
| Maryland | 1,500 | $85,930 | 15 |
| Virginia | 2,710 | $85,810 | 16 |
| Nevada | 650 | $84,650 | 17 |
| Arizona | 1,930 | $83,840 | 18 |
| Kansas | 2,260 | $83,430 | 19 |
| New Hampshire | 720 | $83,370 | 20 |
| Wyoming | 190 | $82,660 | 21 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,460 | $82,520 | |
| Oregon | 2,670 | $82,040 | 22 |
| Utah | 1,500 | $81,740 | 23 |
| Illinois | 5,700 | $81,250 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | 5,220 | $80,010 | 25 |
| South Carolina | 2,680 | $79,990 | 26 |
| Ohio | 7,810 | $79,470 | 27 |
| Colorado | 1,590 | $78,890 | 28 |
| North Carolina | 6,030 | $78,510 | 29 |
| Georgia | 4,970 | $78,180 | 30 |
| Missouri | 2,140 | $77,250 | 31 |
| Nebraska | 890 | $76,260 | 32 |
| Indiana | 5,750 | $75,800 | 33 |
| Louisiana | 1,900 | $73,630 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 2,810 | $73,410 | 35 |
| Arkansas | 1,540 | $73,140 | 36 |
| Iowa | 2,020 | $73,070 | 37 |
| South Dakota | 310 | $72,650 | 38 |
| Maine | 710 | $72,630 | 39 |
| Hawaii | 240 | $70,540 | 40 |
| Alabama | 2,470 | $70,300 | 41 |
| New Mexico | 360 | $68,840 | 42 |
| West Virginia | 590 | $68,540 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 1,430 | $68,360 | 44 |
| Mississippi | 1,470 | $68,060 | 45 |
| Tennessee | 3,440 | $67,470 | 46 |
| Idaho | 680 | $67,260 | 47 |
| North Dakota | 300 | $66,700 | 48 |
| Montana | 130 | $62,910 | 49 |