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48 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 | 542 | 5.3 | $65,414 | exam | Corporate Officer or LLC Member for Re; Recovery Agency Manager |
| CA | 333 | 10.2 | $96,438 | licence | Repossession Agency Employee; Repossession Agency Qualified Manager |
| NY | 246 | 32.5 | $73,796 | not matched | — |
| TX | 183 | 33.6 | $60,302 | not matched | — |
| MI | 142 | 6.5 | $53,921 | exam | Certified Peer Recovery Mentor (C.P.R.; Collection Agency Manager |
| IL | 120 | 11.9 | $83,014 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 110 | 24.1 | $48,083 | licence | TAX COLLECTOR |
| GA | 106 | 15.1 | $61,778 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 74 | 9.8 | $72,034 | licence | Collection Agency |
| PA | 72 | 34.9 | $52,968 | not matched | — |
| VA | 70 | 11.7 | $96,248 | licence | Peer Recovery Specialist, Registered |
| MN | 65 | 10.6 | $78,932 | licence | Collection Agency and Debt Collector |
| OH | 64 | 10.6 | $67,677 | not matched | — |
| NC | 62 | 11.2 | $50,365 | licence | Collection Agency; Wildlife Scientific Collection |
| SC | 55 | 4.9 | $82,321 | not matched | — |
| MO | 55 | 9.7 | $78,996 | not matched | — |
| CO | 53 | 10.6 | $82,672 | not matched | — |
| MA | 47 | 4.1 | $70,974 | not matched | — |
| MD | 46 | 18.2 | $59,653 | not matched | — |
| WA | 45 | 16.8 | $79,193 | not matched | — |
| WI | 43 | 23.1 | $53,233 | licence | DEBT COLLECTOR/SOLICITOR |
| LA | 41 | 4.5 | $60,694 | licence | Respossession Agent |
| NV | 37 | 8.6 | $88,692 | not matched | — |
| TN | 36 | 8.5 | $57,388 | not matched | — |
| UT | 34 | 9.8 | $50,315 | not matched | — |
| KY | 28 | 8.1 | $101,535 | not matched | — |
| DC | 27 | 11.3 | $97,886 | not matched | — |
| IN | 27 | 15.3 | $45,749 | licence | Licensed Collection Agent |
| OR | 26 | 5.2 | $43,541 | not matched | — |
| KS | 26 | 4.7 | $49,211 | not matched | — |
| NE | 23 | 20.3 | $88,483 | licence | Bill and/or Account Collector |
| CT | 22 | 19.1 | $66,402 | not matched | — |
| OK | 21 | 15.6 | $43,814 | licence | Peer Recovery Support Specialists |
| IA | 18 | 21.8 | $52,168 | not matched | — |
| AR | 15 | 12.5 | $42,075 | licence | Collection Agency Collector; Collection Agency Manager |
| AL | 13 | 5.5 | $16,000 | not matched | — |
| NM | 12 | 3.8 | $53,289 | exam | Collection Agency Manager; Repossessor |
| DE | 11 | 0.8 | $109,111 | not matched | — |
| WY | 8 | 1.9 | $120,733 | not matched | — |
| MT | 8 | 2.6 | $75,095 | not matched | — |
| HI | 8 | 5.4 | $53,442 | not matched | — |
| ID | 7 | 5.7 | $42,075 | licence | Collection Agency Agents |
| RI | 5 | 8.4 | $58,286 | not matched | — |
| ME | 5 | 1.0 | $136,200 | not matched | — |
| NH | 4 | 24.5 | $41,418 | not matched | — |
| MS | 3 | 9.3 | $41,500 | not matched | — |
| AK | 3 | 1.7 | $39,200 | licence | Collection Agencies/Operators |
| VT | 3 | 3.7 | $91,545 | 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.