19. Oregon
IM Score: 84
Annual median wage: $83,760
Job growth: 18.0%
Cost of living index: 115.4
The state is expected to have 500 more employed mechanical engineers in the future, which will increase the current number of 2,730 to 3,230. There will be 140 average annual job openings. Although the cost of living is above the U.S. average, the unemployment rate is small, being 3.8%.
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