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Where is it easiest to open: Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
29 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 17-2141” (soc) for Mechanical 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 | 66 | 37.4 | $67,221 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| TX | 52 | 233.4 | $47,364 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| FL | 36 | 41.3 | $53,821 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| PA | 28 | 93.6 | $77,184 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| OK | 27 | 187.6 | $70,419 | licence | Engineer Intern |
| AZ | 22 | 66.6 | $63,497 | licence | Engineer/Mechanical |
| NY | 21 | 37.5 | $59,116 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| GA | 16 | 150.5 | $52,953 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| IL | 16 | 21.2 | $90,581 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| WI | 12 | 105.7 | $94,504 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| NJ | 11 | 139.6 | $50,228 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| OH | 10 | 173.9 | $115,236 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| MI | 10 | 34.6 | $80,607 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| IN | 9 | 180.6 | $120,650 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MN | 8 | 135.8 | $73,415 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| LA | 6 | 8.7 | $60,308 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| WA | 6 | 29.0 | $78,609 | licence | Engineer; Mechanical Engineer |
| MA | 5 | 77.0 | $92,179 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NC | 4 | 104.5 | $75,175 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| MO | 4 | 207.8 | $74,533 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| KY | 3 | 53.0 | $59,195 | exam | Hoist Engineer; Professional Engineer |
| KS | 3 | 280.3 | $97,780 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| OR | 3 | 30.0 | $102,744 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| MS | 3 | 619.3 | $53,126 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| SC | 3 | 368.7 | $47,562 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| TN | 3 | 144.3 | $62,924 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| CO | 3 | 52.0 | $130,013 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| ME | 3 | 56.3 | $48,834 | exam | Engineer, Professional (All Discipline |
| AR | 3 | 65.0 | $41,246 | exam | Engineer Intern; 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.