You can see here which states are creating middle-skill jobs—jobs that pay between $13.84 and $21.13 per hour. “At the bottom, Rhode Island is the only state that’s lost middle-wage jobs the last few years. Coincidentally, it’s also seen a decline in high-wage jobs, meaning all of its job growth has been in occupations that pay $13.83 or lower,” according Joshua Wright at Newgeography.com.
| State Name | 2013 Jobs | New Jobs Since 2010 (Total) | New Jobs Since 2010 (Mid-Wage) | Share of New Jobs Since 2010 (Mid-Wage) |
| Source: QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees & Self-Employed – EMSI 2013.3 Class of Worker | ||||
|
Wyoming |
319,672 |
7,607 |
3,411 |
45% |
|
Iowa |
1,689,811 |
58,987 |
21,902 |
37% |
|
North Dakota |
492,918 |
71,607 |
25,970 |
36% |
|
Michigan |
4,391,882 |
214,075 |
74,536 |
35% |
|
Arizona |
2,805,158 |
155,430 |
53,115 |
34% |
|
Alaska |
388,436 |
9,790 |
3,296 |
34% |
|
New Mexico |
913,612 |
13,215 |
4,315 |
33% |
|
Oklahoma |
1,786,664 |
66,837 |
21,153 |
32% |
|
Minnesota |
3,007,618 |
128,418 |
39,433 |
31% |
|
Pennsylvania |
6,215,891 |
123,999 |
37,616 |
30% |
|
Vermont |
356,643 |
10,494 |
3,158 |
30% |
|
Hawaii |
742,002 |
27,637 |
8,262 |
30% |
|
Kentucky |
2,038,143 |
72,485 |
21,562 |
30% |
|
South Carolina |
2,085,991 |
83,597 |
24,601 |
29% |
|
Wisconsin |
2,989,657 |
60,737 |
17,661 |
29% |
|
Louisiana |
2,143,399 |
64,696 |
18,736 |
29% |
|
Ohio |
5,585,543 |
159,403 |
44,960 |
28% |
|
Indiana |
3,160,881 |
146,127 |
40,050 |
27% |
|
Kansas |
1,530,232 |
35,131 |
9,471 |
27% |
|
Colorado |
2,668,013 |
153,362 |
40,122 |
26% |
|
Nebraska |
1,059,262 |
28,648 |
7,430 |
26% |
|
Texas |
12,485,450 |
904,317 |
226,927 |
25% |
|
Tennessee |
3,061,383 |
144,846 |
34,657 |
24% |
|
Utah |
1,408,139 |
112,919 |
26,974 |
24% |
|
California |
17,523,783 |
913,413 |
208,707 |
23% |
|
Massachusetts |
3,679,152 |
149,301 |
33,836 |
23% |
|
Oregon |
1,908,085 |
66,034 |
14,817 |
22% |
|
North Carolina |
4,564,124 |
202,606 |
45,008 |
22% |
|
Georgia |
4,449,841 |
182,068 |
40,297 |
22% |
|
Montana |
511,880 |
18,730 |
4,122 |
22% |
|
Maryland |
2,881,471 |
103,598 |
22,439 |
22% |
|
Nevada |
1,260,218 |
47,951 |
10,160 |
21% |
|
Idaho |
724,549 |
26,236 |
5,250 |
20% |
|
South Dakota |
472,376 |
12,811 |
2,476 |
19% |
|
District of Columbia |
775,185 |
23,111 |
4,378 |
19% |
|
Washington |
3,379,817 |
140,985 |
26,352 |
19% |
|
West Virginia |
789,978 |
22,278 |
4,134 |
19% |
|
Arkansas |
1,302,641 |
15,044 |
2,652 |
18% |
|
Illinois |
6,243,694 |
178,096 |
30,999 |
17% |
|
Missouri |
2,988,014 |
62,799 |
10,803 |
17% |
|
Maine |
672,708 |
2,998 |
508 |
17% |
|
Delaware |
453,952 |
12,810 |
2,133 |
17% |
|
Florida |
8,370,099 |
373,274 |
61,868 |
17% |
|
Alabama |
2,084,701 |
22,075 |
3,605 |
16% |
|
Connecticut |
1,831,478 |
44,701 |
7,161 |
16% |
|
Virginia |
4,175,545 |
133,765 |
19,079 |
14% |
|
New Jersey |
4,211,361 |
104,096 |
14,478 |
14% |
|
New Hampshire |
702,271 |
13,694 |
1,877 |
14% |
|
New York |
9,602,939 |
325,490 |
43,591 |
13% |
|
Mississippi |
1,255,654 |
22,961 |
2,236 |
10% |
|
Rhode Island |
503,723 |
5,140 |
-46 |
– |
|
Total |
150,645,641 |
6,080,429 |
1,502,652 |
25% |
