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50 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 | 1,358 | 5.0 | $32,472 | licence | Repossession Agency Employee; Repossession Agency Qualified Manager |
| TX | 762 | 5.1 | $30,372 | not matched | — |
| FL | 649 | 5.1 | $32,090 | exam | Corporate Officer or LLC Member for Re; Recovery Agency Manager |
| NY | 290 | 6.1 | $36,067 | not matched | — |
| GA | 280 | 4.7 | $30,575 | not matched | — |
| WA | 278 | 4.8 | $32,066 | not matched | — |
| IL | 257 | 4.5 | $32,521 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 218 | 5.3 | $29,989 | licence | Collection Agency |
| CO | 198 | 5.0 | $31,682 | not matched | — |
| NC | 176 | 4.8 | $32,414 | licence | Collection Agency; Wildlife Scientific Collection |
| PA | 170 | 5.3 | $29,767 | not matched | — |
| NV | 163 | 4.6 | $31,560 | not matched | — |
| OH | 161 | 6.2 | $37,568 | not matched | — |
| VA | 154 | 5.1 | $32,421 | licence | Peer Recovery Specialist, Registered |
| NJ | 149 | 4.9 | $32,313 | licence | TAX COLLECTOR |
| OR | 139 | 4.8 | $31,799 | not matched | — |
| MI | 137 | 4.7 | $33,943 | exam | Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (C.P.R.; Collection Agency Manager |
| MD | 107 | 6.6 | $33,628 | not matched | — |
| TN | 101 | 6.8 | $32,033 | not matched | — |
| MA | 94 | 5.1 | $37,669 | not matched | — |
| IN | 85 | 5.6 | $39,333 | licence | Licensed Collection Agent |
| MO | 83 | 5.3 | $32,308 | not matched | — |
| SC | 76 | 5.8 | $31,781 | not matched | — |
| LA | 69 | 5.5 | $28,011 | licence | Respossession Agent |
| UT | 69 | 6.1 | $24,979 | not matched | — |
| AL | 67 | 5.0 | $28,182 | not matched | — |
| CT | 64 | 5.1 | $35,052 | not matched | — |
| MN | 64 | 5.3 | $32,672 | licence | Collection Agency and Debt Collector |
| WI | 52 | 4.7 | $32,298 | licence | DEBT COLLECTOR/SOLICITOR |
| OK | 43 | 5.0 | $33,313 | licence | Peer Recovery Support Specialists |
| KY | 43 | 9.3 | $40,860 | not matched | — |
| DC | 39 | 4.5 | $40,239 | not matched | — |
| KS | 38 | 4.6 | $33,307 | not matched | — |
| NM | 32 | 4.6 | $32,404 | exam | Collection Agency Manager; Repossessor |
| ID | 28 | 6.1 | $24,767 | licence | Collection Agency Agents |
| HI | 27 | 3.7 | $35,040 | not matched | — |
| AR | 22 | 6.3 | $27,225 | licence | Collection Agency Collector; Collection Agency Manager |
| MT | 22 | 5.4 | $33,235 | not matched | — |
| NH | 21 | 4.6 | $31,351 | not matched | — |
| NE | 21 | 4.4 | $32,891 | licence | Bill and/or Account Collector |
| IA | 18 | 5.4 | $29,938 | not matched | — |
| DE | 18 | 5.2 | $29,894 | not matched | — |
| RI | 15 | 4.4 | $34,970 | not matched | — |
| MS | 14 | 6.4 | $24,494 | not matched | — |
| AK | 12 | 7.8 | $34,681 | licence | Collection Agencies/Operators |
| ND | 8 | 4.4 | $31,800 | not matched | — |
| ME | 7 | 4.6 | $36,781 | not matched | — |
| SD | 7 | 4.6 | $33,594 | not matched | — |
| WV | 3 | 2.7 | $34,250 | not matched | — |
| WY | 3 | 4.3 | $29,538 | 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.