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Where is it easiest to open: Professional Employer Organizations
47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 574 | 2934.2 | $63,860 | not matched | — |
| CA | 439 | 522.4 | $92,047 | not matched | — |
| TX | 415 | 683.7 | $70,394 | not matched | — |
| NY | 233 | 1279.9 | $151,538 | not matched | — |
| MI | 212 | 297.5 | $48,662 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 173 | 521.3 | $69,173 | not matched | — |
| IL | 123 | 334.1 | $71,562 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 116 | 699.6 | $50,856 | not matched | — |
| GA | 113 | 661.7 | $76,227 | not matched | — |
| UT | 105 | 851.8 | $52,934 | not matched | — |
| PA | 101 | 147.2 | $83,845 | not matched | — |
| OH | 94 | 882.4 | $54,344 | not matched | — |
| OK | 78 | 466.0 | $82,658 | not matched | — |
| OR | 75 | 248.9 | $57,499 | not matched | — |
| CO | 73 | 610.9 | $80,121 | not matched | — |
| NV | 58 | 434.5 | $67,560 | not matched | — |
| MD | 54 | 601.0 | $65,218 | not matched | — |
| NC | 54 | 369.1 | $72,532 | not matched | — |
| VA | 50 | 238.5 | $96,977 | not matched | — |
| IN | 46 | 757.0 | $65,839 | not matched | — |
| MN | 46 | 700.9 | $65,947 | not matched | — |
| TN | 45 | 820.5 | $52,280 | not matched | — |
| HI | 44 | 678.5 | $53,183 | not matched | — |
| SC | 43 | 3476.3 | $47,764 | not matched | — |
| AL | 39 | 1185.0 | $54,712 | not matched | — |
| MA | 39 | 403.9 | $101,511 | not matched | — |
| MO | 33 | 671.7 | $77,357 | not matched | — |
| LA | 31 | 316.3 | $53,836 | not matched | — |
| WA | 31 | 160.1 | $90,659 | not matched | — |
| ID | 29 | 466.3 | $49,491 | not matched | — |
| WI | 25 | 679.6 | $78,260 | not matched | — |
| KS | 20 | 836.6 | $65,181 | not matched | — |
| WV | 19 | 185.6 | $57,412 | not matched | — |
| IA | 17 | 2033.9 | $46,155 | not matched | — |
| DE | 15 | 128.6 | $67,143 | not matched | — |
| NE | 12 | 1063.3 | $59,614 | not matched | — |
| NH | 12 | 2479.8 | $65,524 | not matched | — |
| AR | 10 | 193.4 | $52,980 | not matched | — |
| KY | 10 | 319.9 | $64,661 | not matched | — |
| CT | 9 | 342.3 | $95,551 | not matched | — |
| ME | 7 | 182.3 | $47,957 | not matched | — |
| MT | 6 | 427.8 | $33,724 | not matched | — |
| DC | 6 | 9.8 | $20,322 | exam | Parachute Rigger |
| NM | 5 | 24.4 | $78,393 | not matched | — |
| RI | 5 | 2.6 | $220,308 | not matched | — |
| MS | 4 | 875.2 | $32,063 | not matched | — |
| ND | 3 | 352.7 | $48,438 | 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.