9. Nebraska
IM Score: 103
Annual median wage: $81,080
Job growth: 13.4%
Cost of living index: 91.3
If you don’t mind being in the Tornado Alley, you can head to Nebraska, the next one on our list of best states for industrial engineers, that is one of the states with lowest unemployment rates in the United States. Projections indicate that there will be 50 average annual job openings in the state.
