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23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 132 | 15.1 | $105,582 | licence | Electrical Engineer; Engineer In Training (E.I.T.) |
| FL | 32 | 26.8 | $70,686 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| IL | 17 | 28.1 | $70,354 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| OR | 13 | 54.0 | $71,326 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| MA | 12 | 14.1 | $71,266 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| TX | 12 | 54.9 | $106,733 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| NY | 11 | 4.8 | $58,698 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 9 | 31.0 | $75,907 | licence | Engineer/Electrical |
| MN | 8 | 22.8 | $58,934 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| WA | 6 | 31.8 | $76,455 | licence | Electrical Engineer; Engineer |
| TN | 6 | 2.2 | $104,692 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| UT | 6 | 38.2 | $107,349 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| GA | 5 | 5.8 | $35,655 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NC | 4 | 4.5 | $64,556 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| CO | 4 | 16.8 | $67,239 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| NH | 4 | 32.8 | $85,885 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| NJ | 4 | 7.2 | $33,276 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| NV | 4 | 7.0 | $54,643 | not matched | — |
| PA | 3 | 2.3 | $52,857 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| OH | 3 | 2.0 | $75,000 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| MI | 3 | 26.3 | $63,671 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| NM | 3 | 21.0 | $55,508 | exam | Engineering Intern Certification; Professional Engineers |
| VA | 3 | 6.3 | $93,316 | exam | Engineer, Professional License |
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.