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46 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 43-3011” (soc) for Bill and Account Collectors. 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 | 586 | 6.0 | $32,972 | licence | Repossession Agency Employee; Repossession Agency Qualified Manager |
| FL | 397 | 6.6 | $38,101 | exam | Corporate Officer or LLC Member for Re; Recovery Agency Manager |
| NY | 381 | 7.6 | $50,448 | not matched | — |
| TX | 264 | 13.9 | $26,929 | not matched | — |
| IL | 118 | 9.1 | $57,822 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 115 | 7.9 | $36,705 | licence | TAX COLLECTOR |
| MA | 113 | 7.8 | $36,905 | not matched | — |
| PA | 113 | 9.4 | $47,179 | not matched | — |
| NC | 102 | 24.1 | $57,659 | licence | Collection Agency; Wildlife Scientific Collection |
| GA | 99 | 10.0 | $27,002 | not matched | — |
| CO | 99 | 7.0 | $28,346 | not matched | — |
| WA | 96 | 7.0 | $38,668 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 90 | 9.2 | $28,903 | licence | Collection Agency |
| OH | 88 | 11.4 | $25,122 | not matched | — |
| NV | 84 | 4.0 | $25,538 | not matched | — |
| MI | 76 | 6.8 | $28,572 | exam | Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (C.P.R.; Collection Agency Manager |
| MD | 67 | 7.0 | $23,717 | not matched | — |
| IN | 64 | 10.7 | $22,279 | licence | Licensed Collection Agent |
| VA | 61 | 6.6 | $57,772 | licence | Peer Recovery Specialist, Registered |
| UT | 60 | 4.8 | $32,151 | not matched | — |
| MN | 56 | 4.8 | $22,548 | licence | Collection Agency and Debt Collector |
| CT | 54 | 6.4 | $26,523 | not matched | — |
| OR | 53 | 4.2 | $26,671 | not matched | — |
| MO | 47 | 5.5 | $18,895 | not matched | — |
| SC | 36 | 28.5 | $51,485 | not matched | — |
| WI | 32 | 7.3 | $21,523 | licence | DEBT COLLECTOR/SOLICITOR |
| OK | 29 | 5.9 | $15,676 | licence | Peer Recovery Support Specialists |
| IA | 29 | 8.9 | $16,634 | not matched | — |
| DC | 28 | 9.8 | $70,282 | not matched | — |
| TN | 26 | 6.4 | $25,669 | not matched | — |
| KY | 24 | 7.7 | $13,892 | not matched | — |
| NM | 24 | 10.2 | $30,396 | exam | Collection Agency Manager; Repossessor |
| ME | 24 | 4.6 | $14,991 | not matched | — |
| KS | 21 | 25.9 | $90,486 | not matched | — |
| LA | 18 | 12.4 | $15,659 | licence | Respossession Agent |
| DE | 18 | 8.4 | $61,536 | not matched | — |
| AL | 16 | 28.9 | $75,736 | not matched | — |
| ID | 15 | 9.9 | $22,866 | licence | Collection Agency Agents |
| AR | 14 | 9.8 | $34,978 | licence | Collection Agency Collector; Collection Agency Manager |
| NE | 12 | 15.2 | $32,071 | licence | Bill and/or Account Collector |
| NH | 10 | 11.6 | $21,052 | not matched | — |
| MT | 7 | 5.9 | $23,707 | not matched | — |
| HI | 6 | 7.3 | $13,523 | not matched | — |
| RI | 4 | 8.8 | $10,429 | not matched | — |
| AK | 4 | 25.8 | $71,476 | licence | Collection Agencies/Operators |
| ND | 3 | 2.0 | $35,833 | 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.