Tool · free, no account
Where is it easiest to open: All Other Legal Services
49 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 | 1,014 | 5.7 | $86,308 | licence | Lawyer |
| FL | 877 | 4.0 | $59,756 | licence | Lawyer (Attorney) |
| NY | 353 | 9.9 | $89,966 | exam | Lawyer |
| TX | 343 | 10.7 | $84,256 | licence | ATTORNEY |
| IL | 225 | 4.8 | $77,678 | licence | LAWYER (ATTORNEY-AT-LAW - NEWLY REGIST |
| PA | 210 | 5.9 | $52,350 | exam | Lawyer |
| GA | 196 | 2.3 | $69,353 | exam | Lawyer |
| AZ | 170 | 3.8 | $55,146 | licence | Attorney |
| VA | 164 | 6.0 | $61,995 | exam | Attorney |
| CO | 134 | 2.9 | $90,453 | exam | Attorney; Foreign Legal Consultant |
| NJ | 126 | 4.7 | $51,498 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| MI | 118 | 18.5 | $69,547 | exam | Attorney |
| LA | 107 | 3.6 | $46,548 | exam | Attorney |
| NV | 95 | 2.8 | $42,090 | not matched | — |
| MD | 94 | 5.5 | $66,260 | licence | ATTORNEY (LAWYER) |
| WA | 94 | 7.0 | $64,514 | exam | Attorney; Lawyer |
| UT | 84 | 4.0 | $54,877 | licence | ATTORNEY / LAWYERS |
| MA | 62 | 2.9 | $70,867 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| MN | 61 | 19.4 | $48,040 | licence | Lawyer Registration |
| NC | 55 | 4.4 | $108,547 | exam | Attorney; Attorney Privilege |
| MO | 52 | 4.3 | $43,022 | exam | Attorney; Attorney (Temporary) |
| OH | 49 | 2.1 | $61,800 | licence | Lawyer |
| DC | 47 | 7.6 | $93,267 | exam | Attorney |
| SC | 45 | 2.6 | $65,137 | not matched | — |
| OR | 43 | 3.0 | $50,262 | licence | Attorney |
| CT | 37 | 2.0 | $87,014 | not matched | — |
| DE | 35 | 60.1 | $88,914 | exam | Attorney |
| TN | 32 | 5.4 | $87,983 | not matched | — |
| OK | 29 | 3.9 | $43,991 | exam | Attorney (Lawyer) |
| MT | 27 | 3.9 | $55,644 | exam | Lawyers |
| WI | 26 | 2.4 | $44,444 | exam | ATTORNEY |
| IN | 24 | 2.8 | $45,164 | exam | Licensed Lawyer |
| KS | 21 | 21.4 | $121,489 | exam | Attorney/Lawyer |
| ID | 21 | 14.5 | $69,020 | exam | Attorney |
| KY | 20 | 3.2 | $65,600 | exam | Attorney |
| AL | 18 | 2.5 | $46,800 | licence | Licensed Attorney at Law; Licensed Behavior Analyst |
| NM | 17 | 2.8 | $48,213 | exam | License to Practice Law in New Mexico |
| RI | 16 | 1.9 | $66,500 | exam | Attorney and Counselor |
| WY | 15 | 2.3 | $169,147 | exam | LAWYER |
| MS | 15 | 1.2 | $38,167 | exam | Attorney Certificate; Licensed Attorney |
| HI | 9 | 2.6 | $63,043 | exam | Attorney |
| ME | 9 | 0.9 | $105,250 | exam | Attorney |
| AR | 8 | 1.9 | $51,533 | licence | Attorney |
| AK | 8 | 4.2 | $38,647 | licence | Attorney |
| NH | 7 | 0.9 | $59,833 | exam | Attorney |
| VT | 4 | 0.8 | $78,667 | exam | Attorney |
| IA | 4 | 0.8 | $45,000 | licence | Lawyer |
| NE | 4 | 3.0 | $50,917 | licence | Attorney/Lawyer |
| ND | 3 | 0.3 | $56,000 | 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.