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: Sheet metal workers

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
Hawaii 560 $57,610 1
New York 6,210 $54,930 2
New Jersey 3,920 $52,980 3
Illinois 6,610 $52,370 4
Minnesota 3,740 $51,750 5
District of Columbia 250 $51,360 6
Alaska 510 $50,950 7
Washington 5,370 $49,760 8
Nevada 1,510 $49,730 9
Michigan 4,210 $49,620 10
Massachusetts 4,210 $49,250 11
Wisconsin 4,040 $47,480 12
Ohio 5,590 $46,080 13
Pennsylvania 5,380 $45,660 14
Connecticut 2,020 $45,390 15
California 17,690 $45,350 16
Missouri 4,810 $44,460 17
Oregon 3,110 $44,320 18
Nebraska 1,040 $43,080 19
Kansas 2,980 $42,580 20
Indiana 5,210 $42,000 21
Delaware 800 $41,820 22
Maryland 4,980 $39,370 23
Iowa 2,440 $39,110 24
Oklahoma 2,820 $38,930 25
Utah 2,400 $38,240 26
Idaho 650 $37,260 27
West Virginia 680 $37,210 28
Montana 540 $36,680 29
Virginia 7,380 $36,600 30
New Mexico 780 $36,170 31
Wyoming 160 $35,790 32
Maine 920 $35,620 33
Colorado 3,620 $35,530 34
North Dakota 540 $35,370 35
New Hampshire 650 $34,860 36
Vermont 490 $34,480 37
Georgia 7,150 $33,630 38
Tennessee 3,640 $33,550 39
Louisiana 2,010 $33,260 40
Arizona 4,040 $33,090 41
Kentucky 1,920 $32,610 42
Texas 10,570 $32,140 43
Florida 11,450 $31,950 44
Alabama 3,430 $31,010 45
North Carolina 6,100 $30,570 46
South Carolina 2,920 $29,180 47
Arkansas 2,270 $28,560 48
South Dakota 650 $27,950 49
Mississippi 1,840 $27,160 50
Puerto Rico 510 $18,410