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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 | 65 | 27.0 | $69,067 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| MI | 42 | 171.0 | $76,029 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| TX | 26 | 37.3 | $67,727 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| NC | 21 | 64.7 | $85,128 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 17 | 10.1 | $58,017 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| FL | 17 | 20.4 | $44,607 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| OH | 15 | 153.7 | $74,249 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| IL | 11 | 41.2 | $64,349 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NV | 9 | 18.4 | $51,916 | not matched | — |
| IN | 7 | 46.6 | $56,390 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| NY | 6 | 2.3 | $48,786 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| OR | 6 | 3.0 | $31,667 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| TN | 6 | 266.3 | $61,501 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| MO | 6 | 6.5 | $45,436 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| VA | 6 | 36.8 | $66,774 | exam | Engineer, Professional License |
| WA | 6 | 9.3 | $46,821 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| SC | 5 | 162.4 | $72,204 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| OK | 4 | 5.0 | $54,050 | licence | Engineer Intern |
| WI | 3 | 133.7 | $73,152 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| MN | 3 | 4.7 | $59,000 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NJ | 3 | 58.7 | $63,909 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| PA | 3 | 16.0 | $43,167 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| UT | 3 | 3.3 | $44,700 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| KY | 3 | 396.0 | $62,875 | exam | Hoist Engineer; Professional Engineer |
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.