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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 15-1299” (soc) for Computer Occupations, All Other. 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 | 7,608 | 11.5 | $180,512 | not matched | — |
| TX | 7,158 | 10.4 | $119,756 | not matched | — |
| VA | 3,908 | 24.5 | $122,225 | not matched | — |
| FL | 3,809 | 8.7 | $106,218 | licence | Cardroom supervisor |
| NY | 3,094 | 9.8 | $120,706 | licence | Document Destruction Contractor |
| NJ | 2,521 | 10.7 | $117,236 | not matched | — |
| MD | 2,320 | 15.5 | $114,050 | not matched | — |
| GA | 2,280 | 17.5 | $126,596 | not matched | — |
| IL | 2,165 | 12.6 | $136,779 | not matched | — |
| NC | 1,917 | 9.7 | $112,308 | exam | Commercial NC Unmanned Aircraft System |
| CO | 1,642 | 15.3 | $121,621 | not matched | — |
| WA | 1,629 | 11.0 | $132,435 | not matched | — |
| PA | 1,521 | 16.0 | $112,694 | not matched | — |
| OH | 1,257 | 11.0 | $99,619 | not matched | — |
| MA | 1,027 | 20.0 | $129,774 | exam | GAMING EMPLOYEE |
| MI | 1,011 | 14.4 | $105,313 | exam | Horse Racing Occupational License |
| AZ | 988 | 10.2 | $96,945 | not matched | — |
| MN | 882 | 12.2 | $117,049 | not matched | — |
| IN | 692 | 14.6 | $80,819 | exam | Occupational Riverboat Gambling Licens |
| WI | 665 | 12.3 | $107,774 | not matched | — |
| MO | 654 | 36.3 | $98,716 | not matched | — |
| TN | 608 | 10.7 | $99,508 | not matched | — |
| CT | 568 | 14.8 | $134,966 | not matched | — |
| AL | 531 | 27.4 | $96,678 | not matched | — |
| NV | 500 | 5.8 | $105,708 | not matched | — |
| SC | 477 | 16.5 | $99,235 | not matched | — |
| UT | 452 | 18.7 | $107,453 | not matched | — |
| DE | 446 | 6.0 | $129,866 | not matched | — |
| OR | 409 | 6.6 | $109,468 | not matched | — |
| KS | 405 | 9.8 | $79,235 | licence | Level I Gaming Occupation |
| KY | 400 | 17.3 | $88,882 | not matched | — |
| DC | 364 | 20.0 | $112,911 | not matched | — |
| LA | 314 | 12.6 | $83,900 | licence | Gaming, Casino and Video Occupations |
| OK | 271 | 17.7 | $82,694 | not matched | — |
| NH | 257 | 15.2 | $133,211 | licence | Game Operator (Professional), Employer |
| IA | 239 | 8.0 | $79,644 | not matched | — |
| AR | 213 | 8.8 | $75,564 | not matched | — |
| NE | 204 | 14.4 | $80,155 | not matched | — |
| NM | 196 | 9.7 | $104,718 | not matched | — |
| MS | 180 | 10.9 | $76,856 | not matched | — |
| HI | 173 | 9.5 | $97,271 | not matched | — |
| ID | 170 | 7.3 | $95,338 | not matched | — |
| WY | 167 | 3.8 | $84,974 | not matched | — |
| ME | 152 | 7.6 | $93,442 | not matched | — |
| RI | 146 | 27.5 | $130,327 | not matched | — |
| MT | 108 | 9.2 | $87,700 | not matched | — |
| WV | 104 | 14.4 | $105,730 | not matched | — |
| SD | 89 | 8.2 | $96,841 | licence | Gaming Key |
| VT | 83 | 6.7 | $125,638 | not matched | — |
| ND | 71 | 13.1 | $86,063 | not matched | — |
| AK | 71 | 22.7 | $97,629 | 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.