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50 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 | 725 | 12.5 | $62,785 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| FL | 411 | 6.2 | $49,247 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| NY | 279 | 7.3 | $52,772 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| TX | 238 | 9.2 | $55,138 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| IL | 188 | 7.7 | $47,315 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| WA | 164 | 6.8 | $50,990 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| GA | 123 | 8.8 | $52,091 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NC | 117 | 7.2 | $57,182 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 112 | 9.4 | $51,886 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| PA | 105 | 9.2 | $50,746 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| UT | 103 | 12.5 | $54,674 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| MI | 102 | 8.4 | $44,566 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| OH | 99 | 10.1 | $49,540 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| MA | 97 | 9.2 | $111,788 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NJ | 96 | 7.1 | $63,480 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| CO | 94 | 5.4 | $49,069 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| VA | 93 | 7.5 | $54,786 | exam | Engineer, Professional License |
| OR | 64 | 10.5 | $52,217 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| MN | 60 | 11.9 | $50,964 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NV | 56 | 6.1 | $45,493 | not matched | — |
| IN | 55 | 12.1 | $49,838 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MD | 52 | 8.8 | $50,925 | licence | ENGINEER IN TRAINING; PE FIRM CORPORATION |
| AL | 51 | 16.3 | $45,275 | exam | Licensed Professional Engineer |
| WI | 51 | 14.6 | $49,341 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| TN | 50 | 21.3 | $61,951 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| MO | 49 | 12.8 | $40,949 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| ID | 43 | 6.6 | $54,049 | exam | Engineer; Engineer Intern |
| LA | 43 | 5.3 | $46,330 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| OK | 31 | 4.3 | $39,576 | licence | Engineer Intern |
| CT | 31 | 19.1 | $82,959 | exam | Engineer-in-training; Professional Engineer |
| KS | 26 | 17.0 | $60,803 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| KY | 24 | 12.1 | $42,362 | exam | Hoist Engineer; Professional Engineer |
| MT | 22 | 2.9 | $45,206 | licence | Prof Eng Prof Land Surveyors - Enginee; Prof Eng Prof Land Surveyors - Enginee |
| IA | 22 | 13.5 | $46,311 | not matched | — |
| NE | 21 | 8.7 | $49,634 | licence | Engineer, Professional; Industrial Engineer |
| NM | 21 | 5.0 | $42,670 | exam | Engineering Intern Certification; Professional Engineers |
| SC | 20 | 6.0 | $48,235 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| HI | 18 | 7.6 | $47,818 | exam | Engineer |
| NH | 15 | 6.6 | $51,091 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| AR | 15 | 19.7 | $44,240 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| RI | 14 | 5.1 | $49,662 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| MS | 12 | 8.6 | $46,748 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| WV | 12 | 8.1 | $39,247 | not matched | — |
| ME | 11 | 4.0 | $57,773 | exam | Engineer, Professional (All Discipline |
| DE | 11 | 5.9 | $51,292 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| SD | 10 | 6.6 | $50,333 | licence | Engineer, Professional |
| AK | 8 | 5.6 | $58,289 | not matched | — |
| VT | 4 | 6.2 | $62,440 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| WY | 4 | 2.8 | $45,727 | exam | ENGINEER |
| ND | 4 | 4.8 | $55,211 | exam | Engineers |
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.