25 Best States For Mechanical Engineers

23. Missouri

IM Score: 78
Annual median wage: $79,340
Job growth: 8.2%
Cost of living index: 90.8

Missouri is likely to have 310 more employed mechanical engineers in the future, which will see the current number of 3,680 rising to 3,990. The state’s unemployment rate is 3.9%.

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