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Where is it easiest to open: Advertising Agencies
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 27-3031” (soc) for Public Relations Specialists. 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 | 2,442 | 13.1 | $117,941 | not matched | — |
| NY | 1,588 | 28.4 | $131,785 | not matched | — |
| FL | 1,352 | 5.6 | $89,487 | not matched | — |
| TX | 1,220 | 9.6 | $94,199 | not matched | — |
| IL | 634 | 24.3 | $102,687 | not matched | — |
| PA | 541 | 11.8 | $88,197 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 412 | 5.5 | $80,047 | not matched | — |
| OH | 407 | 10.6 | $82,843 | not matched | — |
| CO | 389 | 9.1 | $101,753 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 387 | 15.8 | $96,379 | not matched | — |
| GA | 361 | 10.9 | $97,255 | not matched | — |
| MI | 340 | 16.7 | $85,195 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| NC | 321 | 9.9 | $91,752 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| MN | 306 | 12.8 | $104,320 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| WA | 281 | 10.2 | $108,688 | not matched | — |
| MA | 255 | 22.5 | $116,988 | not matched | — |
| VA | 228 | 11.7 | $115,934 | not matched | — |
| UT | 224 | 10.7 | $89,903 | not matched | — |
| OR | 222 | 10.1 | $112,073 | licence | Lobbyist |
| MO | 216 | 23.6 | $96,968 | not matched | — |
| CT | 185 | 9.7 | $92,236 | not matched | — |
| TN | 183 | 11.3 | $95,255 | not matched | — |
| SC | 179 | 7.2 | $77,643 | not matched | — |
| IN | 174 | 7.2 | $71,037 | not matched | — |
| NV | 170 | 6.3 | $94,759 | not matched | — |
| MD | 163 | 15.3 | $136,068 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| LA | 162 | 7.0 | $84,473 | not matched | — |
| WI | 154 | 12.6 | $96,228 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| KY | 132 | 10.1 | $75,679 | not matched | — |
| OK | 116 | 7.5 | $66,657 | not matched | — |
| AL | 100 | 10.5 | $65,810 | not matched | — |
| DC | 80 | 15.5 | $110,045 | not matched | — |
| ID | 79 | 6.8 | $66,794 | not matched | — |
| NE | 79 | 13.2 | $78,125 | licence | Lobbyist |
| IA | 78 | 13.3 | $85,304 | not matched | — |
| KS | 73 | 13.8 | $86,970 | not matched | — |
| AR | 72 | 17.6 | $79,994 | licence | Lobbyist |
| DE | 71 | 6.2 | $143,274 | not matched | — |
| WY | 43 | 5.0 | $68,398 | not matched | — |
| NH | 43 | 6.6 | $68,324 | licence | Lobbyist |
| ME | 38 | 7.1 | $77,822 | not matched | — |
| HI | 36 | 4.4 | $72,516 | not matched | — |
| RI | 35 | 10.7 | $83,856 | not matched | — |
| MS | 34 | 9.4 | $60,608 | not matched | — |
| SD | 32 | 8.9 | $73,874 | not matched | — |
| NM | 29 | 5.5 | $57,717 | not matched | — |
| AK | 27 | 6.4 | $72,099 | not matched | — |
| MT | 24 | 9.3 | $118,509 | not matched | — |
| ND | 24 | 14.6 | $77,617 | licence | Lobbyists |
| VT | 23 | 4.4 | $74,853 | not matched | — |
| WV | 23 | 4.6 | $53,679 | 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.