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27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 147 | 146.3 | $60,312 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| CA | 127 | 34.8 | $65,986 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| TX | 56 | 83.6 | $52,539 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| IN | 43 | 162.8 | $55,217 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| OH | 42 | 169.3 | $54,549 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| IL | 33 | 70.7 | $60,281 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| FL | 27 | 13.8 | $41,642 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| AL | 26 | 187.0 | $54,743 | exam | Licensed Professional Engineer |
| UT | 17 | 174.0 | $65,405 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| OR | 17 | 9.5 | $49,377 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| AZ | 17 | 65.4 | $64,380 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| TN | 15 | 108.0 | $45,856 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| KY | 13 | 429.3 | $65,111 | exam | Hoist Engineer; Professional Engineer |
| GA | 13 | 120.0 | $60,901 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| WI | 12 | 49.2 | $49,440 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| SC | 12 | 120.2 | $50,426 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| NC | 10 | 177.4 | $56,295 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| PA | 10 | 31.8 | $67,126 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| WA | 9 | 50.4 | $68,980 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| NV | 9 | 11.0 | $52,152 | not matched | — |
| IA | 7 | 144.6 | $48,141 | not matched | — |
| NY | 6 | 84.3 | $59,542 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| MO | 6 | 45.2 | $67,491 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MS | 4 | 64.0 | $41,203 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| CO | 4 | 6.8 | $43,778 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MA | 3 | 2.7 | $26,000 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NE | 3 | 76.3 | $55,301 | licence | Engineer, Professional; Industrial 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.