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22 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 17-2112” (soc) for Industrial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 115 | 54.5 | $99,227 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| CO | 57 | 25.4 | $83,018 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| UT | 38 | 43.1 | $51,724 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| FL | 34 | 34.9 | $46,744 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| TX | 31 | 32.6 | $78,056 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| NJ | 20 | 41.5 | $69,577 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| AZ | 18 | 35.7 | $51,896 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| MI | 18 | 21.1 | $80,882 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| NY | 13 | 88.0 | $59,667 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| MA | 12 | 59.2 | $135,212 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| OR | 9 | 20.3 | $56,077 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| WI | 9 | 46.3 | $68,607 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| IL | 9 | 168.3 | $59,115 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NV | 8 | 19.4 | $86,516 | not matched | — |
| WA | 7 | 25.6 | $56,363 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| ME | 6 | 6.0 | $44,000 | exam | Engineer, Professional (All Discipline |
| SC | 5 | 124.2 | $64,866 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| NM | 4 | 22.5 | $45,200 | exam | Engineering Intern Certification; Professional Engineers |
| VT | 4 | 5.2 | $49,905 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| OH | 3 | 30.7 | $100,891 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| MN | 3 | 2.3 | $39,000 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| GA | 3 | 2.0 | $34,000 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
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.