24. Oklahoma
Annual mean wage: $78,690
Rank by annual mean wage: 45
Employment per 1,000: 2.092
Rank by employment per 1,000: 11
Job increase by 2024: 6.6%
Rank by job increase by 2024: 19
Average ranking: 25
Oklahoma offers the lowest wage among listed places. The state found its place in this ranking because of a high number of employed construction managers per 1,000. Currently, there are 6,060 people working in this profession, and their number will grow in the future at a faster rate than America’s average.

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