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30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 167 | 2.4 | $48,936 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| FL | 131 | 7.7 | $84,972 | not matched | — |
| CA | 121 | 12.1 | $116,369 | not matched | — |
| NY | 109 | 9.3 | $122,070 | not matched | — |
| TX | 37 | 11.4 | $70,350 | not matched | — |
| IL | 27 | 7.9 | $94,047 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 25 | 3.2 | $46,914 | not matched | — |
| UT | 24 | 3.5 | $78,179 | not matched | — |
| GA | 20 | 7.5 | $78,020 | not matched | — |
| OH | 17 | 41.1 | $122,076 | not matched | — |
| ID | 14 | 10.4 | $80,027 | not matched | — |
| DE | 14 | 5.1 | $41,292 | not matched | — |
| MI | 14 | 8.2 | $183,017 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| MN | 11 | 2.5 | $69,929 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| MA | 11 | 57.0 | $103,376 | not matched | — |
| MO | 10 | 2.9 | $61,345 | not matched | — |
| NV | 8 | 2.5 | $36,150 | not matched | — |
| OK | 8 | 6.4 | $42,824 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 6 | 357.2 | $35,356 | not matched | — |
| TN | 6 | 2.8 | $70,765 | not matched | — |
| PA | 6 | 2.7 | $30,812 | not matched | — |
| KY | 5 | 8.6 | $23,721 | not matched | — |
| NE | 5 | 4.0 | $35,200 | licence | Lobbyist |
| WA | 4 | 11.8 | $86,872 | not matched | — |
| IA | 4 | 2.5 | $132,900 | not matched | — |
| HI | 4 | 2.2 | $22,444 | not matched | — |
| CT | 4 | 81.8 | $39,489 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 8.3 | $17,960 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| CO | 3 | 2.3 | $60,714 | not matched | — |
| OR | 3 | 3.0 | $52,111 | 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.