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Where is it easiest to open: Offices of Lawyers
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 23-1011” (soc) for Lawyers. 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 | 22,817 | 6.5 | $138,544 | licence | Lawyer |
| FL | 17,247 | 5.6 | $117,470 | licence | Lawyer (Attorney) |
| TX | 13,755 | 6.3 | $126,671 | licence | ATTORNEY |
| NY | 11,742 | 9.8 | $163,721 | exam | Lawyer |
| IL | 6,890 | 7.6 | $147,648 | licence | LAWYER (ATTORNEY-AT-LAW - NEWLY REGIST |
| GA | 5,902 | 6.0 | $111,887 | exam | Lawyer |
| PA | 5,127 | 8.3 | $126,695 | exam | Lawyer |
| NJ | 4,787 | 6.8 | $116,320 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| OH | 4,065 | 6.8 | $93,100 | licence | Lawyer |
| NC | 4,015 | 6.3 | $98,053 | exam | Attorney; Attorney Privilege |
| MA | 3,918 | 7.3 | $149,959 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| MI | 3,734 | 6.4 | $108,602 | exam | Attorney |
| WA | 3,478 | 6.1 | $130,049 | exam | Attorney; Lawyer |
| CO | 3,413 | 5.4 | $128,717 | exam | Attorney; Foreign Legal Consultant |
| VA | 3,393 | 6.9 | $112,701 | exam | Attorney |
| LA | 3,205 | 5.5 | $90,882 | exam | Attorney |
| AZ | 3,085 | 5.6 | $106,875 | licence | Attorney |
| MO | 2,721 | 6.7 | $109,200 | exam | Attorney; Attorney (Temporary) |
| MD | 2,613 | 6.4 | $105,354 | licence | ATTORNEY (LAWYER) |
| SC | 2,585 | 6.3 | $89,262 | not matched | — |
| TN | 2,231 | 6.0 | $96,568 | not matched | — |
| IN | 2,219 | 5.6 | $86,563 | exam | Licensed Lawyer |
| OK | 2,208 | 4.4 | $89,156 | exam | Attorney (Lawyer) |
| OR | 2,206 | 5.4 | $102,209 | licence | Attorney |
| AL | 2,205 | 5.5 | $99,099 | licence | Licensed Attorney at Law; Licensed Behavior Analyst |
| MN | 2,020 | 7.7 | $125,359 | licence | Lawyer Registration |
| CT | 1,951 | 6.1 | $106,077 | not matched | — |
| KY | 1,774 | 5.3 | $70,354 | exam | Attorney |
| NV | 1,706 | 5.6 | $97,198 | not matched | — |
| WI | 1,700 | 7.0 | $111,353 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| UT | 1,439 | 5.6 | $110,265 | licence | ATTORNEY / LAWYERS |
| AR | 1,262 | 3.9 | $67,627 | licence | Attorney |
| MS | 1,256 | 4.8 | $71,435 | exam | Attorney Certificate; Licensed Attorney |
| DC | 1,197 | 26.0 | $234,157 | exam | Attorney |
| IA | 1,181 | 5.2 | $81,315 | licence | Lawyer |
| KS | 1,067 | 5.0 | $74,902 | exam | Attorney/Lawyer |
| NM | 971 | 4.8 | $92,041 | exam | License to Practice Law in New Mexico |
| ID | 861 | 4.0 | $78,453 | exam | Attorney |
| NE | 773 | 6.3 | $95,041 | licence | Attorney/Lawyer |
| WV | 757 | 6.2 | $75,324 | not matched | — |
| RI | 681 | 5.6 | $91,115 | exam | Attorney and Counselor |
| MT | 650 | 4.0 | $76,103 | exam | Lawyers |
| ME | 585 | 6.3 | $89,971 | exam | Attorney |
| HI | 563 | 4.7 | $99,697 | exam | Attorney |
| NH | 530 | 6.3 | $109,485 | exam | Attorney |
| WY | 469 | 2.8 | $73,350 | exam | LAWYER |
| DE | 429 | 11.5 | $169,777 | exam | Attorney |
| VT | 341 | 5.0 | $92,411 | exam | Attorney |
| SD | 322 | 4.4 | $69,447 | licence | Lawyer |
| AK | 291 | 4.8 | $106,084 | licence | Attorney |
| ND | 275 | 5.2 | $86,417 | exam | Attorneys |
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.