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Where is it easiest to open: Graphic Design Services
51 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 | 2,699 | 3.2 | $79,565 | not matched | — |
| NY | 1,351 | 3.1 | $80,164 | exam | Certified Interior Designer |
| FL | 1,321 | 2.4 | $49,926 | exam | Interior designer |
| TX | 856 | 3.1 | $60,778 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| IL | 756 | 3.6 | $65,914 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| GA | 544 | 2.6 | $60,302 | exam | Registered Interior Designer |
| CO | 518 | 2.7 | $52,148 | not matched | — |
| NC | 451 | 2.3 | $50,377 | exam | Firm Registration Interior Design; Interior Design Registration |
| PA | 445 | 3.5 | $62,995 | not matched | — |
| WA | 423 | 3.0 | $70,837 | not matched | — |
| OH | 412 | 4.1 | $65,029 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 377 | 3.6 | $68,493 | not matched | — |
| OR | 371 | 3.5 | $73,559 | not matched | — |
| MI | 325 | 4.0 | $61,969 | not matched | — |
| MN | 316 | 2.9 | $65,671 | licence | Certified Interior Designer (CID) |
| MA | 312 | 3.5 | $76,019 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 298 | 2.3 | $60,049 | not matched | — |
| VA | 284 | 3.0 | $64,932 | exam | Interior Designer Certification (CID) |
| MD | 278 | 3.0 | $55,246 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| UT | 236 | 3.4 | $52,864 | licence | COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| IN | 218 | 4.5 | $61,032 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| MO | 213 | 3.6 | $64,007 | exam | Interior Design |
| WI | 179 | 4.2 | $66,081 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| SC | 168 | 3.2 | $48,318 | not matched | — |
| NV | 150 | 3.0 | $64,810 | not matched | — |
| TN | 128 | 3.1 | $69,180 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| CT | 103 | 3.7 | $82,623 | exam | Interior Designer |
| OK | 102 | 3.3 | $47,253 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| ID | 96 | 2.2 | $44,766 | not matched | — |
| KY | 92 | 3.6 | $57,320 | licence | Certified Interior Designer |
| KS | 83 | 2.6 | $49,767 | not matched | — |
| IA | 73 | 4.4 | $60,721 | exam | Interior Designer |
| HI | 69 | 2.0 | $44,044 | not matched | — |
| LA | 68 | 3.4 | $46,616 | exam | Interior Designer |
| NE | 65 | 2.7 | $51,799 | not matched | — |
| AL | 65 | 2.9 | $49,220 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| ME | 62 | 2.6 | $51,296 | exam | Interior Designer, Certified |
| VT | 60 | 2.6 | $59,273 | not matched | — |
| RI | 53 | 2.6 | $65,000 | not matched | — |
| MT | 53 | 2.1 | $42,802 | not matched | — |
| DC | 49 | 6.8 | $95,248 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNERS |
| AR | 48 | 3.4 | $46,491 | exam | Interior Designer |
| NM | 46 | 2.3 | $36,877 | exam | Interior Designer |
| DE | 38 | 2.4 | $64,133 | not matched | — |
| NH | 32 | 5.0 | $67,781 | not matched | — |
| WY | 19 | 1.6 | $39,484 | not matched | — |
| SD | 16 | 2.0 | $51,000 | not matched | — |
| WV | 16 | 1.5 | $35,875 | not matched | — |
| ND | 9 | 2.9 | $50,346 | not matched | — |
| MS | 9 | 1.6 | $45,714 | exam | Certified Interior Designer |
| AK | 8 | 2.5 | $48,300 | 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.