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13 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 17-2061” (soc) for Computer Hardware 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 | 57 | 20.6 | $96,861 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| TX | 15 | 9.9 | $75,141 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| MA | 10 | 24.4 | $92,672 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| FL | 7 | 51.4 | $102,889 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| IL | 7 | 13.6 | $63,589 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NY | 6 | 27.0 | $103,278 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| MI | 6 | 5.5 | $66,879 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| NJ | 6 | 9.7 | $99,241 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| AZ | 4 | 2.2 | $34,889 | not matched | — |
| WA | 4 | 39.2 | $104,739 | licence | Engineer |
| PA | 3 | 19.0 | $64,596 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| MN | 3 | 52.7 | $85,823 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NH | 3 | 175.7 | $119,666 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
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.