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21 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 17-2071” (soc) for Electrical Engineers. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 47 | 25.0 | $161,631 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| CA | 34 | 35.1 | $216,065 | licence | Electrical Engineer; Engineer In Training (E.I.T.) |
| IL | 20 | 65.4 | $183,366 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| FL | 17 | 7.4 | $153,159 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| OK | 14 | 12.8 | $88,028 | exam | Engineer Intern; Engineer, Licensed Professional, Elect |
| OR | 14 | 26.1 | $181,232 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| PA | 11 | 5.6 | $121,823 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| MN | 11 | 5.7 | $95,222 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| IA | 9 | 5.1 | $96,174 | not matched | — |
| WY | 7 | 4.4 | $61,097 | exam | ENGINEER |
| NY | 7 | 4.4 | $113,419 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| WA | 7 | 8.3 | $133,086 | licence | Electrical Engineer; Engineer |
| MI | 6 | 3.5 | $104,048 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| MA | 6 | 55.3 | $226,780 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| SD | 4 | 6.0 | $105,292 | licence | Engineer, Professional |
| CO | 4 | 8.0 | $87,156 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| KS | 4 | 9.2 | $87,919 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 3 | 2.3 | $106,714 | licence | Engineer/Electrical |
| OH | 3 | 2.7 | $111,250 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| HI | 3 | 2.0 | $149,667 | exam | Engineer |
| ND | 3 | 6.0 | $91,889 | exam | Engineers |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.