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23 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 | 44 | 68.3 | $196,847 | licence | Repossession Agency Employee; Repossession Agency Qualified Manager |
| TX | 26 | 54.7 | $146,984 | not matched | — |
| IL | 19 | 270.7 | $211,753 | not matched | — |
| NY | 19 | 188.7 | $235,627 | not matched | — |
| FL | 14 | 9.1 | $112,976 | exam | Corporate Officer or LLC Member for Re; Recovery Agency Manager |
| AZ | 10 | 19.9 | $61,769 | licence | Collection Agency |
| NC | 10 | 37.2 | $218,551 | licence | Collection Agency; Wildlife Scientific Collection |
| GA | 9 | 33.0 | $204,785 | not matched | — |
| OR | 9 | 22.2 | $76,290 | not matched | — |
| WA | 7 | 9.6 | $126,701 | not matched | — |
| CO | 7 | 34.9 | $151,545 | not matched | — |
| CT | 7 | 30.9 | $160,310 | not matched | — |
| MO | 6 | 785.7 | $52,745 | not matched | — |
| NV | 6 | 5.2 | $93,484 | not matched | — |
| TN | 6 | 21.2 | $108,717 | not matched | — |
| MD | 4 | 8.5 | $91,647 | not matched | — |
| MN | 4 | 8.8 | $99,029 | licence | Collection Agency and Debt Collector |
| MI | 4 | 179.0 | $133,830 | exam | Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (C.P.R.; Collection Agency Manager |
| UT | 4 | 10.2 | $90,293 | not matched | — |
| DC | 3 | 15.7 | $156,596 | not matched | — |
| MA | 3 | 5.0 | $81,200 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 92.3 | $59,643 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 4.7 | $131,643 | 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.