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Where is it easiest to open: Industrial Design Services
32 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 27-1025” (soc) for Interior Designers. 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 | 354 | 6.3 | $159,809 | not matched | — |
| NY | 119 | 4.2 | $88,036 | exam | Certified Interior Designer |
| FL | 101 | 3.8 | $135,158 | exam | Interior designer |
| TX | 68 | 4.1 | $94,645 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| MI | 64 | 33.3 | $111,058 | not matched | — |
| IL | 60 | 7.3 | $94,812 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| PA | 45 | 4.4 | $67,081 | not matched | — |
| NC | 40 | 5.3 | $97,256 | exam | Firm Registration Interior Design; Interior Design Registration |
| OH | 35 | 16.1 | $93,957 | not matched | — |
| UT | 33 | 2.5 | $59,939 | licence | COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| GA | 30 | 43.7 | $108,515 | exam | Registered Interior Designer |
| OR | 29 | 2.1 | $82,133 | not matched | — |
| CO | 25 | 6.0 | $34,086 | not matched | — |
| WA | 22 | 11.7 | $134,914 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 20 | 1.6 | $78,875 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 20 | 19.2 | $63,565 | not matched | — |
| MN | 19 | 6.5 | $70,363 | licence | Certified Interior Designer (CID) |
| MA | 19 | 28.5 | $117,991 | not matched | — |
| RI | 17 | 12.4 | $55,867 | not matched | — |
| WI | 14 | 4.0 | $62,107 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| NV | 11 | 2.2 | $74,542 | not matched | — |
| CT | 10 | 3.8 | $117,421 | exam | Interior Designer |
| SC | 9 | 11.3 | $107,745 | not matched | — |
| KS | 9 | 6.1 | $73,473 | not matched | — |
| MO | 5 | 4.6 | $54,783 | exam | Interior Design |
| KY | 4 | 1.8 | $30,571 | licence | Certified Interior Designer |
| AL | 4 | 14.5 | $44,069 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| MD | 4 | 8.5 | $62,353 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| IA | 4 | 19.8 | $141,608 | exam | Interior Designer |
| VT | 3 | 1.3 | $96,000 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 1.0 | $20,667 | not matched | — |
| MT | 3 | 1.0 | $12,000 | not matched | — |
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.