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Where is it easiest to open: Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 1,208 | 1.9 | $53,432 | exam | Real Estate Sales Associate |
| CA | 963 | 2.9 | $67,161 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| TX | 744 | 4.4 | $84,918 | exam | CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER; County Mutual Agent |
| NC | 477 | 2.1 | $66,081 | licence | Limited Nonresident Commercial Real Es |
| IL | 406 | 2.4 | $72,731 | exam | Real Estate Branch Office; REAL ESTATE BRANCH OFFICE |
| CO | 406 | 1.7 | $62,140 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| GA | 403 | 2.5 | $77,466 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| NY | 397 | 3.3 | $79,640 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| PA | 351 | 2.8 | $61,383 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker; Real Estate Campground Membership Sale |
| WA | 333 | 2.3 | $57,248 | exam | Agent (Real Estate) |
| AZ | 324 | 2.0 | $47,202 | licence | Manufactured Home Dealer; Manufactured Home Salesperson |
| OH | 317 | 5.2 | $62,299 | exam | Real Estate Sales |
| VA | 316 | 2.3 | $48,575 | not matched | — |
| MI | 281 | 4.6 | $72,133 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| IN | 259 | 2.3 | $48,621 | licence | Real Estate Sales Person |
| MO | 241 | 2.1 | $48,257 | exam | Real Estate Professional Corporation S; Salesperson, Real Estate |
| UT | 233 | 2.5 | $49,922 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT |
| SC | 225 | 1.7 | $49,979 | not matched | — |
| WI | 214 | 2.5 | $53,568 | exam | REAL ESTATE APPRENTICE SALESPERSON; REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| NJ | 209 | 4.4 | $70,502 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| OR | 207 | 1.9 | $54,286 | licence | Membership Camping Contract Brokers |
| MN | 204 | 2.6 | $78,083 | licence | Closing Agent; Real Estate Salesperson: Nonresident |
| MD | 201 | 2.0 | $64,909 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON; RECIPROCAL SALESPERSON |
| MA | 162 | 3.1 | $80,558 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| LA | 161 | 1.9 | $57,530 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| ID | 158 | 1.5 | $34,726 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| TN | 153 | 2.6 | $67,475 | exam | REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AGENT; REAL ESTATE RENTAL LOCATION AGENT |
| AL | 152 | 2.4 | $55,194 | exam | Licensed Real Estate Salesperson |
| OK | 144 | 1.6 | $53,305 | exam | Real Estate Provisional Sales Associat; Real Estate Sales Associate |
| NV | 137 | 4.0 | $87,471 | not matched | — |
| KY | 130 | 1.9 | $44,881 | exam | Sales Associate |
| AR | 129 | 2.4 | $55,029 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| IA | 105 | 3.0 | $71,557 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| KS | 97 | 4.0 | $58,315 | exam | Real Estate Appraiser |
| MT | 81 | 1.3 | $46,178 | exam | Realty Regulation - Salesperson; Realty Regulation - Timeshare Salesper |
| NE | 81 | 2.1 | $43,147 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NM | 75 | 1.6 | $49,707 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker |
| CT | 68 | 1.8 | $60,983 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| ME | 64 | 2.2 | $58,161 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| MS | 53 | 1.7 | $53,080 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| HI | 51 | 1.9 | $61,579 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DE | 51 | 1.7 | $63,759 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| SD | 40 | 1.8 | $54,352 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson; Timeshare Agent |
| RI | 39 | 1.9 | $46,959 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WV | 34 | 1.9 | $48,922 | not matched | — |
| ND | 31 | 2.0 | $72,000 | licence | Real Estate Sales Agents |
| NH | 30 | 3.0 | $65,533 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| AK | 29 | 2.9 | $61,812 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| VT | 27 | 2.3 | $44,656 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WY | 26 | 3.4 | $43,295 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| DC | 8 | 5.1 | $135,756 | 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.