18. Georgia
IM Score: 86
Annual median wage: $78,100
Job growth: 14.2%
Cost of living index: 91.4
Low wage and high unemployment rate of 5.1% may turn you off from Georgia, but the state has a low cost of living and there will be plenty of job openings in the future, with expected 730 newly employed mechanical engineers.
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