Every State's Most Iconic Job

Alabama: Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
> Concentration of occupation within state: 6.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,990 (state); 23,830 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $37,270 (state); $34,610 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Logging equipment operators; rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic; meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

Alaska: Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
> Concentration of occupation within state: 20.7 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 740 (state); 17,410 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $81,320 (state); $72,610 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Commercial pilots; service unit operators, oil and gas; power plant operators

Arizona: Continuous Mining Machine Operators
> Concentration of occupation within state: 6.8 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,880 (state); 13,500 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $51,800 (state); $57,120 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Semiconductor processing technicians; plasterers and stucco masons; psychiatric technicians

Arkansas: Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.6 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,470 (state); 23,280 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $33,470 (state); $32,990 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers; coil winders, tapers, and finishers; logging equipment operators

California: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
> Concentration of occupation within state: 5.6 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 188,580 (state); 284,000 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $34,790 (state); $34,300 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Makeup artists, theatrical and performance; miscellaneous media and communication workers; special effects artists and animators

Colorado: Atmospheric and Space Scientists
> Concentration of occupation within state: 5.7 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,050 (state); 9,900 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $107,220 (state); $93,610 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Cartographers and photogrammetrists; miscellaneous information and record clerks; geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Connecticut: Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
> Concentration of occupation within state: 5.4 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,160 (state); 19,410 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $48,140 (state); $47,820 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Actuaries; rehabilitation counselors; tool and die makers

Delaware: Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 8.3 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 3,400 (state); 133,460 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $31,190 (state); $35,090 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Financial risk specialists; chemists; brokerage clerks

Florida: Bridge and Lock Tenders
> Concentration of occupation within state: 3.6 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 820 (state); 3,690 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $32,040 (state); $46,910 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Pile driver operators; fiberglass laminators and fabricators; airfield operations specialists

Georgia: Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
> Concentration of occupation within state: 11.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 8,570 (state); 23,830 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $34,890 (state); $34,610 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders; extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers; textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders

Hawaii: Motorboat Operators
> Concentration of occupation within state: 45.4 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 570 (state); 3,110 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $52,930 (state); $47,300 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Passenger attendants; baggage porters and bellhops; transportation security screeners

Idaho: Nuclear Engineers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 9.0 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 590 (state); 12,250 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $149,100 (state); $124,540 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Recreational vehicle service technicians; graders and sorters, agricultural products; food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders

Illinois: Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
> Concentration of occupation within state: 6.3 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 960 (state); 3,840 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $79,540 (state); $82,160 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Actuaries; shampooers; orthodontists

Indiana: Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
> Concentration of occupation within state: 10.6 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 4,290 (state); 19,320 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $67,860 (state); $53,450 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Engine and other machine assemblers; welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders; furniture finishers

Iowa: Agricultural Technicians
> Concentration of occupation within state: 9.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,250 (state); 13,140 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $49,630 (state); $45,640 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Agricultural equipment operators; soil and plant scientists; slaughterers and meat packers

Kansas: Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 19.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 5,760 (state); 32,140 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $56,560 (state); $60,110 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians; wind turbine service technicians; recreational therapists

Kentucky: Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.3 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,000 (state); 10,650 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $52,490 (state); $46,940 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Farm and home management educators; welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders; sailors and marine oilers

Louisiana: Sailors and Marine Oilers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 19.1 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 6,790 (state); 28,500 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $52,910 (state); $53,350 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Miscellaneous entertainers and performers, sports and related workers; miscellaneous extraction workers; captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Maine: Logging Equipment Operators
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.4 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 760 (state); 24,780 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $43,240 (state); $46,570 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Crossing guards and flaggers; structural metal fabricators and fitters; miscellaneous social workers

Maryland: Astronomers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 18.0 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 690 (state); 2,160 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $141,880 (state); $127,460 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Miscellaneous healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners; statisticians; miscellaneous physical scientists

Massachusetts: Biochemists and Biophysicists
> Concentration of occupation within state: 10.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 8,250 (state); 32,500 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $117,830 (state); $114,740 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Microbiologists; oral and maxillofacial surgeons; medical scientists, except epidemiologists

Michigan: Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
> Concentration of occupation within state: 9.3 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 590 (state); 2,230 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $64,050 (state); $55,470 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Model makers, metal and plastic; engine and other machine assemblers; mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Minnesota: Gambling Service Workers, All Other
> Concentration of occupation within state: 13.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 3,090 (state); 12,260 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $30,520 (state); $34,340 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Gambling and sports book writers and runners; special education teachers, preschool; prepress technicians and workers

Mississippi: Upholsterers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 17.0 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 3,500 (state); 26,990 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $37,280 (state); $41,900 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Psychiatric aides; adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders; logging equipment operators

Missouri: Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
> Concentration of occupation within state: 6.8 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 830 (state); 6,420 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $48,000 (state); $44,240 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants; miscellaneous transportation workers; new accounts clerks

Montana: Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners
> Concentration of occupation within state: 21.7 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 570 (state); 7,910 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $20,020 (state); $32,310 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Forest and conservation technicians; locomotive engineers; gambling change persons and booth cashiers

Nebraska: Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
> Concentration of occupation within state: 8.9 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 500 (state); 8,530 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $73,550 (state); $71,740 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Agricultural inspectors; slaughterers and meat packers; agricultural equipment operators

Nevada: Gambling Managers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 31.8 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,460 (state); 4,800 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $90,350 (state); $95,830 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Taxi drivers; miscellaneous extraction workers; gambling dealers

New Hampshire: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
> Concentration of occupation within state: 6.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 610 (state); 21,030 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $40,520 (state); $41,960 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Cooks, short order; computer numerically controlled tool operators; brokerage clerks

New Jersey: Shampooers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.8 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,620 (state); 7,480 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $29,190 (state); $27,870 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Packers and packagers, hand; miscellaneous food preparation and serving related workers; natural sciences managers

New Mexico: Extraction Worker Helpers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 17.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 670 (state); 6,910 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $43,760 (state); $44,410 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Nuclear engineers; wellhead pumpers; roustabouts, oil and gas

New York: Transit and Railroad Police
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.0 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,460 (state); 3,370 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $76,290 (state); $76,380 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Fashion designers; word processors and typists; fabric and apparel patternmakers

North Carolina: Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.4 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,550 (state); 6,640 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $30,030 (state); $33,900 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders; textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders; upholsterers

North Dakota: Wellhead Pumpers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 30.6 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,220 (state); 14,550 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $64,350 (state); $65,510 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Service unit operators, oil and gas; derrick operators, oil and gas; roustabouts, oil and gas

Ohio: Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 4.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 7,660 (state); 50,120 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $56,370 (state); $51,980 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic; forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic; heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Oklahoma: Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
> Concentration of occupation within state: 14.9 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,700 (state); 10,500 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $31,310 (state); $39,290 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Rotary drill operators, oil and gas; gambling cage workers; gambling change persons and booth cashiers

Oregon: Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other
> Concentration of occupation within state: 24.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 18,430 (state); 59,310 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $34,900 (state); $33,580 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Miscellaneous logging workers; semiconductor processing technicians; computer hardware engineers

Pennsylvania: Pourers and Casters, Metal
> Concentration of occupation within state: 4.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,070 (state); 6,070 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $42,690 (state); $46,600 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Shampooers; mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers; crossing guards and flaggers

Rhode Island: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 640 (state); 26,280 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $45,750 (state); $50,530 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Motorboat mechanics and service technicians; school bus monitors; first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

South Carolina: Tire Builders
> Concentration of occupation within state: 15.4 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 4,120 (state); 18,360 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $52,610 (state); $50,600 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers; textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders; nuclear technicians

South Dakota: Forest and Conservation Workers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 34.4 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 610 (state); 6,080 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $33,250 (state); $36,010 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation; gambling change persons and booth cashiers; farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

Tennessee: Statistical Assistants
> Concentration of occupation within state: 12.0 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,690 (state); 6,710 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $51,840 (state); $54,630 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic; miscellaneous agricultural workers; coil winders, tapers, and finishers

Texas: Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 6,930 (state); 10,950 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $51,570 (state); $53,770 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Wellhead pumpers; petroleum engineers; rotary drill operators, oil and gas

Utah: Continuous Mining Machine Operators
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.2 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,070 (state); 13,500 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $63,690 (state); $57,120 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Stonemasons; miscellaneous woodworkers; tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Vermont: Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
> Concentration of occupation within state: 5.0 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 940 (state); 94,270 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $48,080 (state); $51,620 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Highway maintenance workers; computer numerically controlled tool operators; cooks, short order

Virginia: Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
> Concentration of occupation within state: 12.6 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 2,260 (state); 6,890 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $57,530 (state); $56,170 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Ship engineers; miscellaneous legal support workers; marine engineers and naval architects

Washington: Tapers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 7.4 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 2,420 (state); 14,290 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $75,320 (state); $65,880 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations; miscellaneous logging workers; zoologists and wildlife biologists

West Virginia: Roof Bolters, Mining
> Concentration of occupation within state: 87.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 680 (state); 1,700 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $66,080 (state); $63,990 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Miscellaneous extraction workers; loading and moving machine operators, underground mining; continuous mining machine operators

Wisconsin: Foundry Mold and Coremakers
> Concentration of occupation within state: 5.3 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 1,150 (state); 11,330 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $43,410 (state); $42,000 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Food batchmakers; computer numerically controlled tool operators; print binding and finishing workers

Wyoming: Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
> Concentration of occupation within state: 28.5 times U.S. avg.
> Employment in occupation: 2,020 (state); 39,100 (U.S.)
> Avg. annual wage in occupation: $48,120 (state); $45,750 (U.S.)
> Other iconic jobs in state: Gas plant operators; service unit operators, oil and gas; forest and conservation technicians