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15 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 | 106 | 71.1 | $76,904 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| IL | 33 | 34.0 | $48,022 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| TX | 13 | 52.6 | $55,792 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| MA | 12 | 19.0 | $87,829 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NH | 7 | 88.1 | $69,222 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| PA | 6 | 28.8 | $62,543 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 6 | 59.7 | $72,450 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| CT | 5 | 124.6 | $62,945 | exam | Engineer-in-training; Professional Engineer |
| MN | 4 | 88.2 | $60,280 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| OR | 4 | 179.5 | $55,196 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| OH | 3 | 41.3 | $68,766 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| UT | 3 | 12.3 | $42,189 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| MI | 3 | 25.3 | $50,395 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| CO | 3 | 60.0 | $62,089 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| NM | 3 | 7.0 | $119,905 | exam | Engineering Intern Certification; Professional 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.