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Where is it easiest to open: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 41-9022” (soc) for Real Estate Sales Agents. 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 | 1,426 | 4.6 | $52,625 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| FL | 1,037 | 4.4 | $38,167 | exam | Real Estate Sales Associate |
| TX | 581 | 4.5 | $196,789 | exam | CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER; County Mutual Agent |
| NY | 351 | 3.5 | $61,782 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AZ | 320 | 7.2 | $41,068 | licence | Manufactured Home Dealer; Manufactured Home Salesperson |
| MI | 318 | 6.2 | $86,664 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WA | 293 | 2.8 | $42,993 | exam | Agent (Real Estate) |
| IL | 234 | 2.6 | $56,242 | exam | Real Estate Branch Office; REAL ESTATE BRANCH OFFICE |
| PA | 228 | 3.2 | $42,553 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker; Real Estate Campground Membership Sale |
| OR | 200 | 2.7 | $32,675 | licence | Membership Camping Contract Brokers |
| OH | 189 | 2.8 | $40,173 | exam | Real Estate Sales |
| NJ | 186 | 3.7 | $66,745 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| CO | 182 | 3.1 | $68,280 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| IN | 124 | 3.5 | $57,121 | licence | Real Estate Sales Person |
| LA | 118 | 2.4 | $39,577 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NC | 118 | 3.6 | $65,098 | licence | Limited Nonresident Commercial Real Es |
| GA | 114 | 2.9 | $51,323 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| VA | 112 | 2.8 | $62,305 | not matched | — |
| NV | 108 | 3.0 | $35,997 | not matched | — |
| SC | 102 | 2.8 | $49,348 | not matched | — |
| MD | 95 | 3.2 | $145,322 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON; RECIPROCAL SALESPERSON |
| AL | 86 | 2.7 | $38,961 | exam | Licensed Real Estate Salesperson |
| MA | 81 | 3.5 | $90,701 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| IA | 80 | 2.6 | $42,869 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| UT | 77 | 3.7 | $61,905 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT |
| MN | 76 | 2.7 | $41,567 | licence | Closing Agent; Real Estate Salesperson: Nonresident |
| MO | 68 | 2.2 | $39,237 | exam | Real Estate Professional Corporation S; Salesperson, Real Estate |
| OK | 67 | 2.7 | $46,044 | exam | Real Estate Provisional Sales Associat; Real Estate Sales Associate |
| TN | 66 | 3.7 | $68,889 | exam | REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AGENT; REAL ESTATE RENTAL LOCATION AGENT |
| WI | 65 | 2.4 | $51,497 | exam | REAL ESTATE APPRENTICE SALESPERSON; REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| NM | 61 | 3.5 | $39,816 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker |
| NH | 57 | 3.1 | $47,091 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DE | 55 | 6.3 | $59,064 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| WY | 45 | 3.5 | $40,660 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| ME | 45 | 4.1 | $60,403 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| MT | 44 | 2.0 | $41,932 | exam | Realty Regulation - Salesperson; Realty Regulation - Timeshare Salesper |
| NE | 40 | 1.9 | $45,224 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| SD | 40 | 1.2 | $36,500 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson; Timeshare Agent |
| ID | 34 | 2.0 | $30,235 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| CT | 33 | 3.9 | $46,279 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WV | 32 | 2.5 | $54,392 | not matched | — |
| AK | 32 | 7.9 | $26,540 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| KY | 30 | 2.0 | $55,148 | exam | Sales Associate |
| HI | 25 | 4.4 | $65,193 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| ND | 24 | 2.1 | $47,960 | licence | Real Estate Sales Agents |
| KS | 19 | 1.3 | $65,720 | exam | Real Estate Appraiser |
| RI | 19 | 2.2 | $59,195 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AR | 17 | 4.0 | $16,735 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MS | 15 | 3.5 | $31,750 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| VT | 7 | 2.4 | $52,647 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DC | 7 | 1.9 | $61,000 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
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.