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47 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 | 532 | 2.7 | $51,311 | exam | Corporate Officer or LLC Member for Re; Recovery Agency Manager |
| CA | 488 | 4.0 | $72,612 | licence | Repossession Agency Employee; Repossession Agency Qualified Manager |
| TX | 168 | 7.7 | $70,980 | not matched | — |
| IL | 140 | 3.5 | $49,010 | not matched | — |
| NY | 139 | 5.2 | $82,525 | not matched | — |
| GA | 85 | 3.1 | $47,992 | not matched | — |
| NV | 77 | 3.0 | $67,983 | not matched | — |
| LA | 63 | 1.7 | $44,385 | licence | Respossession Agent |
| WA | 63 | 2.2 | $63,725 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 58 | 1.8 | $42,971 | licence | Collection Agency |
| MN | 53 | 2.0 | $62,500 | licence | Collection Agency and Debt Collector |
| NJ | 52 | 11.6 | $116,112 | licence | TAX COLLECTOR |
| MA | 52 | 2.5 | $60,643 | not matched | — |
| PA | 50 | 17.9 | $78,628 | not matched | — |
| CO | 48 | 7.8 | $60,288 | not matched | — |
| OK | 46 | 1.8 | $34,235 | licence | Peer Recovery Support Specialists |
| UT | 43 | 1.2 | $36,060 | not matched | — |
| MI | 42 | 6.5 | $49,426 | exam | Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (C.P.R.; Collection Agency Manager |
| OH | 39 | 5.2 | $52,657 | not matched | — |
| IN | 35 | 1.5 | $46,943 | licence | Licensed Collection Agent |
| VA | 34 | 7.4 | $54,372 | licence | Peer Recovery Specialist, Registered |
| NC | 31 | 3.8 | $59,186 | licence | Collection Agency; Wildlife Scientific Collection |
| KS | 27 | 4.6 | $52,593 | not matched | — |
| SC | 24 | 3.0 | $56,662 | not matched | — |
| MD | 23 | 3.4 | $69,692 | not matched | — |
| AL | 21 | 6.7 | $17,567 | not matched | — |
| MO | 19 | 1.6 | $79,067 | not matched | — |
| KY | 18 | 6.8 | $47,451 | not matched | — |
| AR | 17 | 1.6 | $37,741 | licence | Collection Agency Collector; Collection Agency Manager |
| OR | 15 | 7.3 | $59,945 | not matched | — |
| TN | 14 | 2.0 | $39,786 | not matched | — |
| ID | 13 | 1.7 | $46,227 | licence | Collection Agency Agents |
| CT | 11 | 2.5 | $52,852 | not matched | — |
| NE | 11 | 2.5 | $49,926 | licence | Bill and/or Account Collector |
| NM | 10 | 4.1 | $51,732 | exam | Collection Agency Manager; Repossessor |
| MS | 10 | 1.4 | $79,143 | not matched | — |
| HI | 9 | 2.9 | $62,923 | not matched | — |
| IA | 8 | 4.1 | $60,606 | not matched | — |
| WV | 7 | 2.6 | $42,722 | not matched | — |
| DC | 6 | 26.5 | $26,371 | not matched | — |
| ME | 6 | 1.5 | $32,111 | not matched | — |
| WI | 5 | 2.4 | $73,667 | licence | DEBT COLLECTOR/SOLICITOR |
| DE | 4 | 0.2 | $237,000 | not matched | — |
| WY | 3 | 2.3 | $29,429 | not matched | — |
| RI | 3 | 1.3 | $29,500 | not matched | — |
| AK | 3 | 1.3 | $74,000 | licence | Collection Agencies/Operators |
| SD | 3 | 0.7 | $43,500 | 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.