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24 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 | 268 | 53.2 | $135,900 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| TX | 75 | 253.6 | $147,857 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| AZ | 39 | 311.3 | $142,155 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| MA | 35 | 139.2 | $102,896 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| OR | 33 | 614.3 | $148,984 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| NY | 26 | 119.7 | $153,053 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| CO | 18 | 185.3 | $90,107 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MN | 17 | 137.6 | $99,175 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| FL | 17 | 54.2 | $160,135 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| NJ | 17 | 40.4 | $102,738 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| WA | 14 | 207.6 | $267,166 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| NC | 11 | 637.6 | $142,977 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| NH | 8 | 31.8 | $95,862 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| PA | 8 | 15.1 | $80,975 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| MI | 6 | 10.2 | $108,754 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| NM | 6 | 101.5 | $82,565 | exam | Engineering Intern Certification; Professional Engineers |
| ID | 6 | 916.5 | $150,995 | exam | Engineer; Engineer Intern |
| IL | 4 | 7.5 | $271,767 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| CT | 4 | 8.8 | $60,343 | exam | Engineer-in-training; Professional Engineer |
| ME | 3 | 230.0 | $122,096 | exam | Engineer, Professional (All Discipline |
| MO | 3 | 164.3 | $92,846 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| GA | 3 | 13.0 | $82,641 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| OH | 3 | 659.0 | $86,498 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| DE | 3 | 4.0 | $189,583 | 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.