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45 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-9199” (soc) for Production Workers, All Other. 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 | 774 | 6.3 | $165,657 | not matched | — |
| FL | 531 | 4.3 | $119,746 | not matched | — |
| NY | 518 | 11.5 | $165,598 | not matched | — |
| TX | 447 | 7.6 | $132,862 | not matched | — |
| IL | 311 | 9.0 | $199,822 | not matched | — |
| GA | 254 | 4.6 | $160,515 | not matched | — |
| NC | 203 | 4.6 | $92,571 | not matched | — |
| PA | 203 | 7.5 | $221,451 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 178 | 5.6 | $159,638 | not matched | — |
| CO | 177 | 4.5 | $104,595 | not matched | — |
| OH | 175 | 5.8 | $103,834 | not matched | — |
| MA | 174 | 8.1 | $209,795 | not matched | — |
| MN | 117 | 6.8 | $103,922 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 108 | 4.1 | $85,609 | not matched | — |
| VA | 102 | 6.3 | $108,045 | not matched | — |
| CT | 98 | 8.7 | $248,057 | not matched | — |
| MI | 91 | 6.2 | $89,123 | not matched | — |
| WA | 91 | 4.4 | $137,561 | not matched | — |
| MD | 87 | 5.6 | $84,520 | not matched | — |
| SC | 67 | 7.5 | $70,230 | not matched | — |
| WI | 66 | 6.4 | $77,841 | not matched | — |
| MO | 60 | 2.6 | $153,903 | not matched | — |
| IN | 59 | 3.2 | $81,404 | not matched | — |
| NV | 54 | 4.7 | $76,289 | not matched | — |
| OR | 47 | 2.9 | $103,022 | not matched | — |
| UT | 36 | 1.8 | $84,800 | not matched | — |
| KS | 35 | 3.7 | $89,300 | not matched | — |
| TN | 31 | 4.6 | $163,451 | not matched | — |
| IA | 27 | 3.2 | $98,837 | not matched | — |
| DC | 25 | 15.8 | $306,532 | exam | Parachute Rigger |
| NE | 25 | 3.3 | $85,524 | not matched | — |
| ID | 23 | 4.4 | $74,637 | not matched | — |
| DE | 21 | 10.1 | $62,484 | not matched | — |
| OK | 19 | 4.8 | $51,308 | not matched | — |
| NH | 17 | 4.7 | $111,912 | not matched | — |
| LA | 16 | 5.4 | $59,384 | not matched | — |
| AL | 12 | 3.8 | $88,067 | not matched | — |
| ME | 11 | 3.4 | $111,838 | not matched | — |
| SD | 11 | 4.6 | $115,451 | not matched | — |
| AR | 11 | 2.9 | $60,062 | not matched | — |
| KY | 9 | 3.1 | $74,893 | not matched | — |
| HI | 7 | 2.6 | $89,556 | not matched | — |
| VT | 7 | 2.0 | $125,000 | not matched | — |
| NM | 7 | 6.4 | $115,267 | not matched | — |
| RI | 6 | 3.3 | $68,800 | 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.