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: Healthcare support occupations
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Alaska | 6,220 | $31,160 | 1 |
| Connecticut | 51,510 | $29,500 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 94,700 | $28,670 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 7,420 | $28,600 | 4 |
| Hawaii | 13,290 | $28,400 | 5 |
| Nevada | 19,440 | $28,280 | 6 |
| Washington | 67,720 | $28,200 | 7 |
| California | 318,080 | $28,060 | 8 |
| Delaware | 9,770 | $27,460 | 9 |
| New Hampshire | 14,860 | $27,250 | 10 |
| Rhode Island | 17,520 | $27,240 | 11 |
| New Jersey | 106,650 | $27,200 | 12 |
| Colorado | 41,610 | $27,150 | 13 |
| Maryland | 63,670 | $27,010 | 14 |
| Minnesota | 77,290 | $26,690 | 15 |
| Oregon | 40,640 | $26,250 | 16 |
| New York | 308,290 | $25,910 | 17 |
| Michigan | 124,550 | $25,780 | 18 |
| Wisconsin | 80,480 | $25,030 | 19 |
| Illinois | 137,740 | $24,680 | 20 |
| Arizona | 58,410 | $24,410 | 21 |
| Indiana | 67,190 | $24,390 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | 175,450 | $24,080 | 23 |
| Virginia | 70,630 | $23,980 | 24 |
| Florida | 200,440 | $23,940 | 25 |
| Ohio | 175,320 | $23,920 | 26 |
| Maine | 19,340 | $23,670 | 27 |
| Vermont | 9,470 | $23,570 | 28 |
| Nebraska | 25,090 | $23,320 | 29 |
| Iowa | 43,990 | $23,160 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 6,350 | $23,010 | 31 |
| Tennessee | 65,620 | $22,970 | 32 |
| Kentucky | 47,880 | $22,940 | 33 |
| Georgia | 79,160 | $22,780 | 34 |
| New Mexico | 20,640 | $22,740 | 35 |
| Idaho | 16,590 | $22,710 | 36 |
| Utah | 25,860 | $22,590 | 37 |
| Kansas | 39,880 | $22,420 | 38 |
| North Dakota | 11,590 | $22,140 | 39 |
| Missouri | 72,730 | $22,100 | 40 |
| South Carolina | 43,310 | $22,070 | 41 |
| Guam | 560 | $22,010 | |
| South Dakota | 10,500 | $21,960 | 42 |
| North Carolina | 126,360 | $21,950 | 43 |
| Montana | 10,960 | $21,550 | 44 |
| Texas | 231,520 | $21,480 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | 45,060 | $21,030 | 46 |
| Alabama | 47,670 | $20,320 | 47 |
| Arkansas | 31,320 | $19,920 | 48 |
| West Virginia | 23,870 | $19,550 | 49 |
| Virgin Islands | 350 | $19,510 | |
| Mississippi | 30,190 | $19,010 | 50 |
| Louisiana | 49,440 | $18,890 | 51 |
| Puerto Rico | 11,020 | $16,130 |