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Where is it easiest to open: Other Activities Related to Real Estate
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 | 4,041 | 3.5 | $109,253 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| FL | 3,080 | 2.3 | $84,759 | exam | Real Estate Sales Associate |
| TX | 1,703 | 4.3 | $117,048 | exam | CERTIFIED GENERAL APPRAISER; County Mutual Agent |
| NY | 1,356 | 3.7 | $124,803 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| IL | 868 | 4.8 | $122,890 | exam | Real Estate Branch Office; REAL ESTATE BRANCH OFFICE |
| PA | 710 | 3.7 | $85,976 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker; Real Estate Campground Membership Sale |
| GA | 660 | 2.4 | $120,786 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| AZ | 642 | 3.0 | $120,533 | licence | Manufactured Home Dealer; Manufactured Home Salesperson |
| CO | 633 | 3.3 | $101,251 | exam | Real Estate Agent |
| VA | 626 | 4.4 | $130,782 | not matched | — |
| SC | 612 | 2.0 | $71,944 | not matched | — |
| MI | 517 | 4.1 | $76,519 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NJ | 513 | 2.5 | $78,913 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| MD | 494 | 3.4 | $131,620 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON; RECIPROCAL SALESPERSON |
| UT | 477 | 2.4 | $61,541 | licence | REAL ESTATE SALES AGENT |
| WA | 450 | 3.8 | $110,430 | exam | Agent (Real Estate) |
| MN | 409 | 3.4 | $82,518 | licence | Closing Agent; Real Estate Salesperson: Nonresident |
| NC | 375 | 2.9 | $89,813 | licence | Limited Nonresident Commercial Real Es |
| MA | 365 | 3.3 | $164,821 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| OH | 365 | 6.2 | $77,638 | exam | Real Estate Sales |
| LA | 302 | 2.1 | $58,385 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MO | 232 | 4.7 | $83,646 | exam | Real Estate Professional Corporation S; Salesperson, Real Estate |
| NV | 223 | 2.4 | $74,495 | not matched | — |
| OR | 182 | 4.2 | $88,550 | licence | Membership Camping Contract Brokers |
| ID | 179 | 1.9 | $77,643 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| TN | 175 | 6.9 | $86,126 | exam | REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AGENT; REAL ESTATE RENTAL LOCATION AGENT |
| IN | 175 | 4.0 | $80,350 | licence | Real Estate Sales Person |
| AL | 163 | 2.5 | $65,128 | exam | Licensed Real Estate Salesperson |
| OK | 158 | 3.8 | $67,054 | exam | Real Estate Provisional Sales Associat; Real Estate Sales Associate |
| KY | 115 | 3.1 | $59,927 | exam | Sales Associate |
| CT | 113 | 12.0 | $109,256 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DC | 111 | 8.4 | $164,741 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| WI | 103 | 5.6 | $77,887 | exam | REAL ESTATE APPRENTICE SALESPERSON; REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| KS | 103 | 3.6 | $66,828 | exam | Real Estate Appraiser |
| AR | 85 | 1.9 | $55,364 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WY | 84 | 2.4 | $77,966 | exam | REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON |
| IA | 78 | 2.9 | $54,952 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| HI | 75 | 1.7 | $81,961 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| DE | 74 | 1.8 | $104,970 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| NM | 65 | 5.2 | $62,332 | exam | Real Estate Associate Broker |
| MT | 62 | 2.0 | $74,675 | exam | Realty Regulation - Salesperson; Realty Regulation - Timeshare Salesper |
| NE | 57 | 3.5 | $85,905 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| RI | 54 | 4.2 | $52,376 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| NH | 49 | 5.3 | $130,612 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| ME | 48 | 2.2 | $108,340 | exam | Real Estate Sales Agent |
| AK | 40 | 2.2 | $49,900 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson |
| MS | 40 | 2.0 | $64,412 | exam | Real Estate Salesperson |
| WV | 30 | 5.6 | $73,536 | not matched | — |
| ND | 28 | 2.6 | $85,041 | licence | Real Estate Sales Agents |
| SD | 21 | 1.9 | $55,925 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson; Timeshare Agent |
| VT | 12 | 1.1 | $69,154 | licence | 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.