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Where is it easiest to open: Veterinary Services
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 29-1131” (soc) for Veterinarians. 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 | 3,456 | 14.3 | $63,672 | licence | Designated Representative License - Ve; University Veterinarian |
| TX | 2,707 | 13.8 | $52,150 | licence | Racing -- Association Veterinarian; VETERINARIAN |
| FL | 2,565 | 12.4 | $51,704 | exam | Veterinarians |
| NY | 1,482 | 13.9 | $62,023 | licence | Veterinarian |
| PA | 1,262 | 14.8 | $52,976 | exam | Veterinarian |
| NC | 1,183 | 14.2 | $48,933 | exam | Professional Corporation Certificate o; Temporary Veterinary License |
| OH | 1,178 | 15.0 | $49,203 | licence | Veterinarian |
| IL | 1,109 | 14.5 | $51,600 | exam | LICENSED VETERINARIAN; VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT |
| MI | 991 | 13.9 | $50,274 | exam | Horse Racing Occupational License; Veterinarian |
| GA | 971 | 14.7 | $51,676 | exam | Veterinarian; Veterinary Faculty |
| VA | 928 | 14.8 | $50,300 | exam | Ambulatory Veterinary Establishment Re; Stationary Veterinary Establishment Re |
| CO | 911 | 14.2 | $53,669 | exam | Key Occupational License (judge, stewa; Veterinarian |
| WA | 910 | 15.0 | $55,903 | exam | Veterinarian |
| AZ | 730 | 15.0 | $51,031 | licence | Veterinarian |
| NJ | 717 | 17.6 | $74,947 | exam | VETERINARIAN |
| WI | 689 | 13.4 | $48,575 | exam | VETERINARIAN |
| TN | 683 | 14.4 | $46,570 | exam | VETERINARIAN |
| MO | 633 | 14.9 | $47,007 | exam | Veterinarian |
| IN | 630 | 14.2 | $45,968 | exam | CSR-Veterinarian; Veterinarian |
| MA | 583 | 22.5 | $54,431 | exam | VETERINARIAN |
| MN | 582 | 14.3 | $53,199 | licence | Veterinarian |
| MD | 574 | 15.4 | $52,598 | not matched | — |
| OR | 552 | 14.6 | $57,646 | licence | Veterinarians |
| AL | 535 | 12.5 | $42,848 | licence | Licensed Veterinarian |
| OK | 529 | 10.5 | $41,546 | exam | Faculty-Veterinarian; Horse Racing Veterinarian |
| SC | 509 | 13.7 | $48,523 | licence | Mobile Clinics; Secondary Practices |
| KY | 477 | 12.1 | $47,780 | exam | Restricted Controlled Substance Regist; Special Permit |
| LA | 458 | 11.9 | $42,380 | exam | Veterinarian (Doctor of Veterinarian M |
| KS | 418 | 11.2 | $44,702 | licence | Veterinarian |
| IA | 418 | 10.4 | $44,907 | licence | Veterinarian |
| CT | 378 | 15.9 | $58,395 | licence | Veterinarian |
| AR | 291 | 10.9 | $41,997 | licence | Commission Veterinarian (Thoroughbred ; Track Veterinarian (Thoroughbred Racin |
| ID | 248 | 10.7 | $45,244 | exam | Veterinarian |
| NE | 246 | 11.0 | $47,727 | licence | Veterinarian |
| MS | 241 | 11.6 | $36,970 | exam | Veterinarian |
| NV | 240 | 18.8 | $53,831 | not matched | — |
| UT | 238 | 15.0 | $52,358 | licence | VETERINARIAN |
| ME | 234 | 13.4 | $63,808 | exam | Veterinarian |
| NM | 199 | 12.8 | $49,591 | exam | Doctors of Veterinary Medicine |
| NH | 196 | 14.4 | $57,289 | licence | Veterinarian |
| MT | 192 | 10.1 | $45,861 | exam | Veterinary - Certified Euthanasia Tech; Veterinary - Embryo Transfer Tech |
| WV | 131 | 14.0 | $40,029 | not matched | — |
| VT | 117 | 11.9 | $46,147 | exam | Veterinarian |
| WY | 105 | 9.1 | $44,153 | exam | VETERINARIAN |
| SD | 103 | 9.6 | $44,962 | licence | Veterinarian |
| RI | 97 | 14.6 | $61,399 | exam | Veterinarian |
| HI | 96 | 15.9 | $59,055 | exam | Veterinarian |
| DE | 81 | 18.0 | $54,080 | exam | Veterinarian |
| AK | 72 | 12.9 | $54,556 | licence | Veterinarian |
| ND | 52 | 14.1 | $53,173 | licence | Veterinarians; Veterinary Dispensing Technicians |
| DC | 24 | 35.5 | $78,042 | exam | Veterinarians |
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.