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50 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 | 806 | 16.3 | $51,780 | not matched | — |
| FL | 641 | 7.9 | $63,144 | not matched | — |
| NY | 479 | 18.8 | $54,083 | not matched | — |
| TX | 429 | 18.2 | $38,661 | not matched | — |
| IL | 370 | 15.1 | $54,284 | not matched | — |
| PA | 243 | 10.1 | $57,517 | not matched | — |
| GA | 214 | 11.6 | $57,037 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 203 | 16.4 | $61,754 | not matched | — |
| MI | 201 | 11.9 | $39,567 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| OH | 190 | 12.0 | $50,007 | not matched | — |
| MN | 166 | 7.9 | $53,830 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| NC | 159 | 25.8 | $28,895 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| MA | 151 | 9.0 | $77,559 | not matched | — |
| CO | 142 | 8.7 | $73,386 | not matched | — |
| UT | 140 | 8.1 | $48,706 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 137 | 12.6 | $30,507 | not matched | — |
| MD | 134 | 6.5 | $55,266 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| SC | 129 | 4.4 | $51,012 | not matched | — |
| WA | 127 | 22.6 | $59,561 | not matched | — |
| VA | 123 | 9.4 | $39,626 | not matched | — |
| MO | 120 | 12.4 | $51,739 | not matched | — |
| WI | 116 | 24.9 | $64,579 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| TN | 107 | 14.6 | $41,257 | not matched | — |
| IN | 95 | 11.0 | $34,080 | not matched | — |
| LA | 88 | 5.3 | $47,310 | not matched | — |
| NV | 73 | 15.0 | $40,198 | not matched | — |
| OR | 69 | 23.7 | $58,851 | licence | Lobbyist |
| CT | 65 | 11.3 | $53,661 | not matched | — |
| AL | 57 | 4.9 | $38,310 | not matched | — |
| KY | 56 | 8.1 | $40,382 | not matched | — |
| KS | 50 | 10.4 | $50,896 | not matched | — |
| OK | 47 | 7.9 | $42,968 | not matched | — |
| NE | 40 | 8.0 | $49,573 | licence | Lobbyist |
| IA | 40 | 9.0 | $51,377 | not matched | — |
| AR | 32 | 7.8 | $53,520 | licence | Lobbyist |
| ME | 32 | 11.8 | $67,314 | not matched | — |
| DC | 30 | 4.4 | $75,992 | not matched | — |
| RI | 29 | 33.2 | $18,862 | not matched | — |
| DE | 28 | 4.6 | $87,854 | not matched | — |
| NM | 25 | 8.2 | $17,444 | not matched | — |
| NH | 20 | 46.8 | $9,955 | licence | Lobbyist |
| MS | 20 | 5.8 | $65,863 | not matched | — |
| MT | 19 | 7.8 | $24,114 | not matched | — |
| ID | 17 | 19.5 | $35,988 | not matched | — |
| HI | 17 | 12.9 | $23,027 | not matched | — |
| ND | 15 | 9.2 | $52,087 | licence | Lobbyists |
| VT | 11 | 11.4 | $48,904 | not matched | — |
| SD | 10 | 9.8 | $35,500 | not matched | — |
| AK | 6 | 15.7 | $16,638 | not matched | — |
| WY | 4 | 1.2 | $55,800 | 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.