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35 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 | 196 | 15.6 | $206,910 | not matched | — |
| FL | 135 | 5.7 | $91,591 | not matched | — |
| NY | 66 | 36.8 | $128,680 | not matched | — |
| IL | 61 | 12.1 | $96,152 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 49 | 3.6 | $63,594 | not matched | — |
| GA | 43 | 134.3 | $180,952 | not matched | — |
| TX | 41 | 5.0 | $84,585 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 24 | 7.4 | $73,650 | not matched | — |
| NC | 19 | 94.9 | $54,003 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| OH | 19 | 4.4 | $52,361 | not matched | — |
| MA | 18 | 4.6 | $99,244 | not matched | — |
| MD | 18 | 5.7 | $115,255 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| WA | 17 | 61.7 | $175,541 | not matched | — |
| PA | 13 | 3.3 | $63,093 | not matched | — |
| OK | 13 | 71.1 | $72,873 | not matched | — |
| CT | 12 | 23.8 | $100,304 | not matched | — |
| VA | 12 | 30.8 | $85,603 | not matched | — |
| NV | 11 | 6.1 | $59,881 | not matched | — |
| UT | 11 | 2.2 | $65,292 | not matched | — |
| KY | 10 | 7.9 | $72,481 | not matched | — |
| TN | 10 | 4.7 | $29,660 | not matched | — |
| DC | 10 | 2.5 | $332,520 | not matched | — |
| MN | 8 | 9.6 | $113,455 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| MI | 7 | 7.7 | $138,500 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| CO | 6 | 36.0 | $263,810 | not matched | — |
| SC | 6 | 3.3 | $120,500 | not matched | — |
| MO | 6 | 205.5 | $68,688 | not matched | — |
| HI | 5 | 2.0 | $26,900 | not matched | — |
| IN | 4 | 3.5 | $60,214 | not matched | — |
| AL | 4 | 0.5 | $402,500 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 1.7 | $70,400 | licence | Lobbyist |
| MT | 3 | 5.3 | $57,625 | not matched | — |
| SD | 3 | 1.7 | $51,000 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 1.0 | $66,667 | not matched | — |
| NE | 3 | 6.7 | $93,300 | licence | Lobbyist |
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.