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26 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 | 135 | 76.4 | $149,012 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| FL | 44 | 17.8 | $58,137 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| IL | 39 | 30.7 | $82,316 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| MI | 36 | 27.3 | $90,666 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| TX | 29 | 57.8 | $76,508 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| MA | 24 | 156.1 | $102,408 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NY | 22 | 87.8 | $95,513 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| NJ | 20 | 56.4 | $93,552 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| CT | 18 | 104.3 | $106,694 | exam | Engineer-in-training; Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 13 | 46.7 | $97,494 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| PA | 11 | 55.5 | $73,536 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| NH | 11 | 19.6 | $92,301 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| OH | 9 | 23.1 | $110,981 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| OR | 9 | 42.8 | $128,309 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| NV | 8 | 32.5 | $111,235 | not matched | — |
| MN | 6 | 44.3 | $122,365 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NC | 6 | 73.5 | $59,778 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| DE | 6 | 11.5 | $73,000 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| WA | 5 | 134.0 | $100,818 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| SC | 4 | 93.8 | $55,011 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| MO | 4 | 29.0 | $44,216 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| CO | 4 | 56.0 | $84,759 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| ID | 3 | 104.7 | $119,914 | exam | Engineer; Engineer Intern |
| IN | 3 | 6.3 | $54,421 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MD | 3 | 4.0 | $75,417 | licence | ENGINEER IN TRAINING; PE FIRM CORPORATION |
| MT | 3 | 54.3 | $74,374 | licence | Prof Eng Prof Land Surveyors - Enginee; Prof Eng Prof Land Surveyors - Enginee |
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.