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46 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 | 273 | 10.0 | $69,647 | not matched | — |
| FL | 194 | 10.8 | $70,026 | not matched | — |
| NY | 165 | 13.3 | $138,131 | not matched | — |
| TX | 133 | 17.3 | $97,970 | not matched | — |
| IL | 104 | 7.5 | $99,095 | not matched | — |
| GA | 67 | 7.0 | $86,292 | not matched | — |
| PA | 60 | 29.6 | $29,606 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 59 | 6.8 | $120,812 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 52 | 11.0 | $100,061 | not matched | — |
| CO | 50 | 5.0 | $86,141 | not matched | — |
| MI | 48 | 6.4 | $96,453 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| OH | 43 | 12.9 | $102,804 | not matched | — |
| NV | 40 | 9.2 | $61,344 | not matched | — |
| MN | 40 | 14.4 | $68,597 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| LA | 39 | 7.0 | $85,276 | not matched | — |
| NC | 37 | 8.8 | $70,509 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| UT | 36 | 7.6 | $70,544 | not matched | — |
| SC | 35 | 6.3 | $82,128 | not matched | — |
| TN | 33 | 9.2 | $88,092 | not matched | — |
| OK | 29 | 5.5 | $67,700 | not matched | — |
| MO | 28 | 7.5 | $93,952 | not matched | — |
| MA | 27 | 7.4 | $74,450 | not matched | — |
| IN | 27 | 7.2 | $91,779 | not matched | — |
| WA | 25 | 6.0 | $77,946 | not matched | — |
| OR | 25 | 13.2 | $132,397 | licence | Lobbyist |
| WI | 20 | 7.2 | $74,697 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| CT | 16 | 5.4 | $86,966 | not matched | — |
| MD | 15 | 5.9 | $53,886 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| KS | 13 | 4.0 | $71,942 | not matched | — |
| AL | 12 | 8.0 | $105,885 | not matched | — |
| AR | 11 | 4.3 | $68,532 | licence | Lobbyist |
| KY | 10 | 6.0 | $120,517 | not matched | — |
| MS | 9 | 7.8 | $72,014 | not matched | — |
| NM | 7 | 6.1 | $87,651 | not matched | — |
| IA | 6 | 3.3 | $71,050 | not matched | — |
| DE | 5 | 16.6 | $90,229 | not matched | — |
| ME | 4 | 1.8 | $51,571 | not matched | — |
| RI | 4 | 7.2 | $91,345 | not matched | — |
| ID | 4 | 5.2 | $92,619 | not matched | — |
| NH | 4 | 2.5 | $106,000 | licence | Lobbyist |
| ND | 4 | 5.5 | $37,773 | licence | Lobbyists |
| VA | 4 | 2.8 | $60,364 | not matched | — |
| MT | 4 | 4.8 | $48,000 | not matched | — |
| DC | 4 | 7.8 | $130,065 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 4.0 | $24,667 | not matched | — |
| NE | 3 | 4.3 | $101,769 | 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.