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18 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 | 58 | 20.4 | $75,505 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| MI | 36 | 157.3 | $68,591 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| TX | 24 | 32.7 | $54,092 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| IL | 21 | 129.1 | $70,954 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| MO | 10 | 107.5 | $54,379 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| IN | 9 | 84.7 | $57,075 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| SC | 7 | 251.6 | $63,680 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| FL | 7 | 19.6 | $99,540 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 7 | 4.4 | $57,000 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| OH | 7 | 31.6 | $60,072 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| PA | 6 | 157.3 | $38,700 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| WA | 4 | 71.5 | $61,832 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| OR | 4 | 5.5 | $43,864 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| WI | 3 | 15.3 | $47,435 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| NJ | 3 | 19.3 | $103,672 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| NY | 3 | 60.3 | $90,011 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| ND | 3 | 71.7 | $41,321 | exam | Engineers |
| RI | 3 | 53.0 | $50,440 | 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.