15. New Jersey
IM Score: 23
Annual median wage: $100,930
Job growth: 4.0%
Cost of living index: 121.0
Six figures annual wage surely sounds tempting, but New Jersey has the 11th highest cost of living in the United States and housing prices are through the roof. It is also the most densely populated state and has third largest per capita income in the nation. There are currently 350 nuclear engineers working in New Jersey’s three nuclear power plants with a possible opening of 10 more jobs.
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