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Where is it easiest to open: Photography Studios, Portrait
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 27-4021” (soc) for Photographers. 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 | 1,434 | 3.1 | $37,493 | not matched | — |
| FL | 990 | 3.4 | $36,073 | not matched | — |
| NY | 845 | 2.1 | $45,014 | not matched | — |
| TX | 743 | 3.9 | $35,055 | not matched | — |
| IL | 469 | 3.8 | $33,237 | not matched | — |
| NC | 336 | 4.5 | $31,979 | licence | Photographer Privilege; Photographer's Agent Privilege |
| PA | 325 | 3.9 | $38,990 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 323 | 2.7 | $38,708 | not matched | — |
| GA | 318 | 2.5 | $27,267 | not matched | — |
| CO | 316 | 1.9 | $36,846 | not matched | — |
| OH | 257 | 3.7 | $30,082 | not matched | — |
| VA | 249 | 2.3 | $30,445 | not matched | — |
| WA | 234 | 2.5 | $39,693 | not matched | — |
| MN | 232 | 3.1 | $49,431 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 221 | 2.7 | $33,365 | not matched | — |
| UT | 204 | 2.7 | $24,980 | not matched | — |
| MI | 202 | 3.5 | $34,108 | not matched | — |
| MO | 190 | 6.5 | $24,751 | not matched | — |
| MA | 190 | 2.6 | $50,371 | not matched | — |
| NV | 177 | 3.8 | $30,204 | not matched | — |
| WI | 176 | 3.0 | $32,655 | not matched | — |
| TN | 164 | 6.0 | $36,258 | not matched | — |
| MD | 163 | 4.0 | $34,479 | not matched | — |
| SC | 163 | 2.1 | $28,772 | not matched | — |
| IN | 131 | 4.1 | $31,639 | not matched | — |
| OR | 129 | 1.8 | $39,872 | not matched | — |
| LA | 125 | 2.8 | $27,006 | not matched | — |
| HI | 102 | 2.8 | $27,306 | not matched | — |
| AL | 97 | 2.9 | $30,189 | not matched | — |
| NE | 94 | 2.1 | $26,233 | not matched | — |
| CT | 84 | 3.1 | $32,197 | not matched | — |
| KS | 83 | 1.8 | $28,718 | not matched | — |
| IA | 79 | 2.3 | $29,398 | not matched | — |
| OK | 76 | 2.5 | $26,069 | not matched | — |
| AR | 66 | 2.7 | $26,343 | not matched | — |
| MT | 63 | 1.6 | $34,097 | not matched | — |
| ID | 60 | 2.2 | $27,857 | not matched | — |
| KY | 54 | 2.1 | $27,836 | not matched | — |
| DE | 40 | 1.5 | $38,085 | not matched | — |
| NH | 38 | 4.4 | $39,589 | not matched | — |
| RI | 37 | 4.7 | $39,686 | not matched | — |
| NM | 36 | 2.6 | $30,130 | not matched | — |
| ME | 35 | 1.1 | $35,135 | not matched | — |
| SD | 28 | 2.5 | $29,478 | not matched | — |
| ND | 26 | 4.3 | $32,438 | not matched | — |
| MS | 26 | 3.3 | $34,826 | not matched | — |
| WY | 25 | 1.1 | $30,963 | not matched | — |
| AK | 21 | 3.3 | $28,710 | not matched | — |
| DC | 15 | 3.3 | $32,061 | not matched | — |
| VT | 14 | 1.9 | $28,852 | not matched | — |
| WV | 10 | 3.8 | $24,921 | 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.