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13 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 | 89 | 15.1 | $59,568 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| OR | 19 | 12.0 | $46,583 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| CO | 11 | 19.5 | $51,833 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| FL | 9 | 5.9 | $43,057 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 8 | 8.2 | $52,848 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| WA | 8 | 4.6 | $49,243 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| IL | 7 | 23.9 | $56,898 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| OH | 4 | 1.2 | $172,600 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| WI | 3 | 73.7 | $188,873 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| ID | 3 | 19.7 | $54,559 | exam | Engineer; Engineer Intern |
| NY | 3 | 4.3 | $34,692 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| NC | 3 | 20.3 | $61,098 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| TN | 3 | 35.3 | $52,877 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; 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.