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51 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 | 3,931 | 184.7 | $69,666 | not matched | — |
| TX | 3,331 | 88.6 | $43,223 | not matched | — |
| MI | 2,766 | 51.7 | $37,032 | not matched | — |
| FL | 2,138 | 91.0 | $48,708 | not matched | — |
| IL | 1,472 | 130.9 | $40,409 | not matched | — |
| GA | 1,460 | 103.0 | $40,441 | not matched | — |
| PA | 1,440 | 76.5 | $45,823 | not matched | — |
| NY | 1,407 | 109.7 | $51,356 | not matched | — |
| NC | 1,373 | 78.3 | $46,184 | not matched | — |
| OH | 1,365 | 96.8 | $40,613 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 1,186 | 111.1 | $39,945 | not matched | — |
| WI | 1,055 | 64.5 | $39,414 | not matched | — |
| TN | 999 | 103.9 | $35,026 | not matched | — |
| MA | 929 | 89.7 | $46,563 | not matched | — |
| VA | 874 | 73.4 | $57,322 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 782 | 72.4 | $45,719 | not matched | — |
| IN | 770 | 99.9 | $32,967 | not matched | — |
| WA | 709 | 68.1 | $51,744 | not matched | — |
| CO | 707 | 63.1 | $53,051 | not matched | — |
| MD | 683 | 138.9 | $52,917 | not matched | — |
| MN | 630 | 89.5 | $47,387 | not matched | — |
| SC | 612 | 75.2 | $38,502 | not matched | — |
| MO | 566 | 65.9 | $45,057 | not matched | — |
| AL | 554 | 84.7 | $32,655 | not matched | — |
| OR | 453 | 70.5 | $41,394 | not matched | — |
| KY | 453 | 79.5 | $34,745 | not matched | — |
| LA | 425 | 64.8 | $40,220 | not matched | — |
| CT | 402 | 56.3 | $51,523 | not matched | — |
| OK | 373 | 87.3 | $33,679 | not matched | — |
| KS | 335 | 94.0 | $35,937 | not matched | — |
| NV | 309 | 67.5 | $33,149 | not matched | — |
| UT | 306 | 109.2 | $49,791 | not matched | — |
| IA | 282 | 63.0 | $38,487 | not matched | — |
| AR | 258 | 117.2 | $38,883 | not matched | — |
| MS | 228 | 101.7 | $29,612 | not matched | — |
| NE | 192 | 224.9 | $67,577 | not matched | — |
| NH | 179 | 60.9 | $57,869 | not matched | — |
| DE | 165 | 60.5 | $39,116 | not matched | — |
| DC | 144 | 54.5 | $48,971 | exam | Parachute Rigger |
| ID | 135 | 49.4 | $33,788 | not matched | — |
| NM | 131 | 57.8 | $30,977 | not matched | — |
| RI | 130 | 51.3 | $51,370 | not matched | — |
| WV | 110 | 60.5 | $38,262 | not matched | — |
| ME | 105 | 52.6 | $37,183 | not matched | — |
| HI | 96 | 182.5 | $49,178 | not matched | — |
| MT | 89 | 25.2 | $30,626 | not matched | — |
| WY | 68 | 15.6 | $35,591 | not matched | — |
| ND | 68 | 33.2 | $51,494 | not matched | — |
| VT | 49 | 19.2 | $46,659 | not matched | — |
| AK | 46 | 18.9 | $55,366 | not matched | — |
| SD | 44 | 21.1 | $37,206 | 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.