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: Transportation and material moving occupations
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Alaska | 23,200 | $42,920 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 25,020 | $34,350 | 2 |
| Washington | 206,540 | $33,330 | 3 |
| New York | 451,870 | $33,310 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 174,660 | $32,550 | 5 |
| Michigan | 295,220 | $32,470 | 6 |
| Illinois | 478,240 | $31,800 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 165,900 | $31,720 | 8 |
| District of Columbia | 13,290 | $31,330 | 9 |
| Colorado | 137,740 | $31,310 | 10 |
| Utah | 79,160 | $31,090 | 11 |
| Nebraska | 79,450 | $31,060 | 12 |
| Hawaii | 41,870 | $31,040 | 13 |
| Maryland | 150,040 | $30,390 | 14 |
| New Jersey | 318,750 | $30,320 | 15 |
| New Hampshire | 35,820 | $30,230 | 16 |
| Connecticut | 94,760 | $30,220 | 17 |
| Arizona | 162,450 | $30,000 | 18 |
| Delaware | 25,390 | $29,720 | 19 |
| Virginia | 245,660 | $29,690 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 225,040 | $29,560 | 21 |
| Missouri | 204,350 | $29,540 | 22 |
| Indiana | 263,630 | $29,490 | 23 |
| California | 1,034,210 | $29,360 | 24 |
| Georgia | 331,340 | $29,310 | 25 |
| Ohio | 439,170 | $29,260 | 26 |
| Oregon | 134,370 | $29,080 | 27 |
| North Dakota | 26,460 | $29,040 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | 437,710 | $29,010 | 29 |
| Kansas | 91,660 | $28,920 | 30 |
| Vermont | 16,990 | $28,670 | 31 |
| Montana | 29,400 | $28,650 | 32 |
| Nevada | 100,300 | $28,560 | 33 |
| Tennessee | 263,560 | $28,430 | 34 |
| Rhode Island | 27,630 | $28,290 | 35 |
| Texas | 697,490 | $27,940 | 36 |
| Louisiana | 152,880 | $27,930 | 37 |
| Iowa | 126,620 | $27,870 | 38 |
| Kentucky | 158,120 | $27,790 | 39 |
| Arkansas | 126,680 | $27,600 | 40 |
| New Mexico | 45,520 | $27,520 | 41 |
| Florida | 515,490 | $27,220 | 42 |
| Maine | 42,120 | $27,100 | 43 |
| North Carolina | 307,430 | $26,890 | 44 |
| Idaho | 46,990 | $26,880 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | 104,700 | $26,670 | 46 |
| Alabama | 160,950 | $26,360 | 47 |
| Mississippi | 95,900 | $26,170 | 48 |
| West Virginia | 61,510 | $26,060 | 49 |
| South Carolina | 145,750 | $25,820 | 50 |
| South Dakota | 28,750 | $25,590 | 51 |
| Virgin Islands | 2,530 | $23,830 | |
| Puerto Rico | 68,750 | $16,390 |