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45 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 | 381 | 8.0 | $50,362 | licence | Repossession Agency Employee; Repossession Agency Qualified Manager |
| NY | 189 | 12.3 | $55,273 | not matched | — |
| FL | 182 | 6.0 | $40,816 | exam | Corporate Officer or LLC Member for Re; Recovery Agency Manager |
| TX | 135 | 11.3 | $53,240 | not matched | — |
| IL | 72 | 4.7 | $42,204 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 57 | 15.2 | $63,468 | licence | TAX COLLECTOR |
| PA | 54 | 17.1 | $46,211 | not matched | — |
| GA | 53 | 13.0 | $99,860 | not matched | — |
| MA | 43 | 12.1 | $56,690 | not matched | — |
| NC | 37 | 6.9 | $44,169 | licence | Collection Agency; Wildlife Scientific Collection |
| CO | 36 | 5.7 | $51,824 | not matched | — |
| MI | 32 | 7.7 | $49,251 | exam | Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (C.P.R.; Collection Agency Manager |
| AZ | 31 | 4.8 | $42,367 | licence | Collection Agency |
| DC | 30 | 7.6 | $32,412 | not matched | — |
| OH | 30 | 8.9 | $55,791 | not matched | — |
| MD | 29 | 8.0 | $41,303 | not matched | — |
| VA | 28 | 6.6 | $54,484 | licence | Peer Recovery Specialist, Registered |
| UT | 26 | 8.1 | $34,581 | not matched | — |
| WA | 23 | 5.6 | $44,164 | not matched | — |
| TN | 23 | 20.0 | $40,859 | not matched | — |
| OR | 20 | 6.3 | $37,127 | not matched | — |
| MO | 19 | 17.4 | $38,656 | not matched | — |
| NV | 18 | 10.3 | $78,059 | not matched | — |
| MN | 17 | 46.4 | $126,843 | licence | Collection Agency and Debt Collector |
| WI | 15 | 31.2 | $38,476 | licence | DEBT COLLECTOR/SOLICITOR |
| OK | 15 | 17.9 | $46,474 | licence | Peer Recovery Support Specialists |
| IN | 14 | 19.8 | $43,809 | licence | Licensed Collection Agent |
| AR | 14 | 14.5 | $38,970 | licence | Collection Agency Collector; Collection Agency Manager |
| KY | 14 | 22.1 | $65,343 | not matched | — |
| LA | 12 | 18.9 | $40,573 | licence | Respossession Agent |
| AL | 11 | 8.8 | $34,423 | not matched | — |
| NH | 8 | 5.0 | $35,400 | not matched | — |
| SC | 7 | 30.6 | $44,121 | not matched | — |
| CT | 7 | 6.4 | $47,911 | not matched | — |
| HI | 6 | 12.0 | $58,778 | not matched | — |
| ID | 6 | 3.2 | $41,842 | licence | Collection Agency Agents |
| DE | 5 | 8.4 | $37,548 | not matched | — |
| NE | 4 | 62.5 | $124,488 | licence | Bill and/or Account Collector |
| ME | 4 | 1.0 | $31,750 | not matched | — |
| AK | 4 | 3.0 | $28,917 | licence | Collection Agencies/Operators |
| KS | 3 | 19.3 | $47,034 | not matched | — |
| NM | 3 | 4.7 | $20,214 | exam | Collection Agency Manager; Repossessor |
| MT | 3 | 7.0 | $31,667 | not matched | — |
| WV | 3 | 12.0 | $49,583 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 1.7 | $27,200 | 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.