5. Colorado
IM Score: 112
Annual median wage: $92,950
Job growth: 24.5%
Cost of living index: 102.1
You know the one thing people in Colorado, the next one on our list of best states for industrial engineers, rarely worry about? Finding a job. The state has the lowest unemployment rate in the entire nation as of March 2017. There will be an increase in demand for industrial engineers, with projected 690 new employments.
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