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38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 93 | 33.5 | $35,336 | exam | Corporate Officer or LLC Member for Re; Recovery Agency Manager |
| CA | 80 | 8.9 | $43,359 | licence | Repossession Agency Employee; Repossession Agency Qualified Manager |
| TX | 72 | 33.5 | $55,518 | not matched | — |
| NY | 50 | 17.4 | $35,525 | not matched | — |
| PA | 26 | 23.1 | $46,503 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 22 | 37.0 | $41,744 | licence | Collection Agency |
| NV | 20 | 19.4 | $34,271 | not matched | — |
| MA | 17 | 13.8 | $36,932 | not matched | — |
| VA | 13 | 250.6 | $33,100 | licence | Peer Recovery Specialist, Registered |
| OH | 13 | 22.6 | $42,786 | not matched | — |
| IL | 13 | 10.5 | $44,279 | not matched | — |
| WI | 12 | 139.4 | $39,588 | licence | DEBT COLLECTOR/SOLICITOR |
| NJ | 11 | 5.9 | $49,738 | licence | TAX COLLECTOR |
| CT | 11 | 22.9 | $35,234 | not matched | — |
| MI | 10 | 25.2 | $33,079 | exam | Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (C.P.R.; Collection Agency Manager |
| GA | 10 | 58.8 | $89,257 | not matched | — |
| NC | 10 | 20.6 | $88,005 | licence | Collection Agency; Wildlife Scientific Collection |
| UT | 9 | 131.7 | $85,167 | not matched | — |
| IN | 9 | 9.8 | $28,284 | licence | Licensed Collection Agent |
| TN | 9 | 42.9 | $91,394 | not matched | — |
| OR | 8 | 122.6 | $30,999 | not matched | — |
| LA | 8 | 18.8 | $38,753 | licence | Respossession Agent |
| ID | 8 | 69.2 | $55,520 | licence | Collection Agency Agents |
| MN | 7 | 13.6 | $158,895 | licence | Collection Agency and Debt Collector |
| WA | 7 | 8.1 | $61,351 | not matched | — |
| NM | 5 | 12.6 | $43,508 | exam | Collection Agency Manager; Repossessor |
| DE | 5 | 3.8 | $104,947 | not matched | — |
| MO | 5 | 10.2 | $35,824 | not matched | — |
| KS | 5 | 16.6 | $32,410 | not matched | — |
| MD | 4 | 30.5 | $101,213 | not matched | — |
| AR | 4 | 11.2 | $35,422 | licence | Collection Agency Collector; Collection Agency Manager |
| HI | 4 | 16.5 | $40,833 | not matched | — |
| SC | 3 | 20.3 | $30,836 | not matched | — |
| RI | 3 | 2.0 | $9,667 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 11.3 | $21,118 | not matched | — |
| CO | 3 | 2.7 | $26,125 | not matched | — |
| AL | 3 | 104.0 | $31,753 | not matched | — |
| ME | 3 | 6.3 | $32,737 | 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.