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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “None” (title stem) for None. 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 | 4,847 | 14.9 | $90,809 | not matched | — |
| TX | 4,521 | 13.6 | $85,955 | not matched | — |
| FL | 3,553 | 12.0 | $71,174 | not matched | — |
| NY | 2,349 | 17.3 | $87,718 | not matched | — |
| IL | 1,217 | 20.0 | $87,990 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 1,156 | 14.3 | $96,081 | not matched | — |
| GA | 1,055 | 12.8 | $82,827 | not matched | — |
| PA | 994 | 15.1 | $85,969 | not matched | — |
| NC | 963 | 12.7 | $78,263 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 963 | 15.0 | $62,971 | not matched | — |
| OH | 943 | 17.9 | $83,893 | not matched | — |
| MI | 805 | 18.6 | $69,666 | not matched | — |
| VA | 737 | 16.7 | $88,345 | not matched | — |
| UT | 708 | 11.6 | $55,683 | not matched | — |
| CO | 701 | 13.9 | $88,592 | not matched | — |
| MA | 692 | 20.2 | $92,135 | not matched | — |
| LA | 625 | 13.1 | $71,082 | not matched | — |
| WA | 620 | 9.9 | $109,085 | not matched | — |
| MD | 592 | 14.8 | $101,321 | not matched | — |
| TN | 576 | 21.8 | $82,009 | not matched | — |
| NV | 516 | 8.0 | $76,227 | not matched | — |
| MN | 466 | 18.6 | $75,343 | not matched | — |
| MO | 454 | 20.9 | $89,529 | not matched | — |
| SC | 442 | 29.9 | $56,560 | not matched | — |
| OK | 432 | 14.2 | $69,643 | not matched | — |
| IN | 423 | 13.4 | $68,289 | not matched | — |
| WI | 388 | 18.9 | $82,433 | not matched | — |
| OR | 345 | 10.7 | $75,663 | not matched | — |
| KS | 324 | 20.5 | $68,120 | not matched | — |
| CT | 300 | 25.5 | $94,713 | not matched | — |
| AR | 259 | 17.1 | $68,754 | not matched | — |
| AL | 257 | 28.6 | $75,550 | not matched | — |
| DE | 247 | 8.7 | $78,335 | not matched | — |
| KY | 246 | 23.7 | $54,309 | not matched | — |
| IA | 219 | 16.4 | $66,658 | not matched | — |
| ID | 186 | 13.0 | $100,388 | not matched | — |
| NH | 155 | 10.2 | $84,895 | not matched | — |
| WY | 142 | 4.0 | $65,064 | not matched | — |
| NE | 133 | 11.0 | $86,787 | not matched | — |
| MS | 121 | 11.9 | $66,657 | not matched | — |
| MT | 119 | 6.0 | $52,920 | not matched | — |
| DC | 112 | 26.5 | $103,643 | not matched | — |
| NM | 106 | 8.8 | $80,227 | not matched | — |
| AK | 99 | 7.9 | $83,317 | not matched | — |
| SD | 93 | 7.2 | $83,341 | not matched | — |
| WV | 91 | 15.7 | $77,323 | not matched | — |
| RI | 83 | 9.0 | $112,852 | not matched | — |
| HI | 77 | 7.4 | $81,470 | not matched | — |
| ME | 73 | 17.3 | $61,460 | not matched | — |
| ND | 72 | 20.6 | $85,581 | not matched | — |
| VT | 51 | 3.8 | $69,577 | 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.