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Where is it easiest to open: Travel Agencies
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 41-3041” (soc) for Travel Agents. 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 | 1,288 | 6.2 | $100,955 | not matched | — |
| FL | 1,191 | 6.7 | $101,921 | not matched | — |
| NY | 1,046 | 5.6 | $83,628 | not matched | — |
| TX | 546 | 11.9 | $103,041 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 413 | 4.5 | $83,429 | not matched | — |
| IL | 390 | 7.7 | $91,102 | not matched | — |
| GA | 257 | 5.8 | $75,088 | not matched | — |
| PA | 235 | 7.3 | $73,897 | not matched | — |
| MA | 228 | 12.3 | $87,582 | not matched | — |
| NC | 189 | 4.5 | $78,714 | not matched | — |
| CO | 179 | 6.0 | $81,652 | not matched | — |
| MI | 168 | 24.3 | $46,432 | not matched | — |
| WA | 156 | 40.3 | $175,671 | licence | Agent (Travel); Travel Agent |
| VA | 152 | 7.5 | $81,149 | not matched | — |
| OH | 149 | 9.4 | $64,562 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 148 | 57.0 | $142,894 | not matched | — |
| MD | 134 | 3.7 | $69,937 | not matched | — |
| NV | 126 | 7.8 | $65,941 | not matched | — |
| MN | 118 | 35.0 | $71,547 | not matched | — |
| HI | 116 | 5.7 | $49,967 | not matched | — |
| MO | 104 | 19.5 | $61,889 | not matched | — |
| CT | 99 | 11.4 | $229,199 | not matched | — |
| WI | 91 | 11.0 | $69,119 | not matched | — |
| UT | 90 | 13.7 | $121,295 | not matched | — |
| TN | 84 | 8.4 | $69,856 | not matched | — |
| IN | 81 | 4.5 | $77,231 | not matched | — |
| OR | 78 | 7.9 | $69,311 | not matched | — |
| SC | 74 | 3.4 | $56,888 | not matched | — |
| LA | 57 | 2.5 | $62,796 | not matched | — |
| DC | 49 | 5.1 | $74,598 | not matched | — |
| OK | 45 | 18.2 | $50,679 | not matched | — |
| KY | 38 | 3.2 | $105,130 | not matched | — |
| DE | 35 | 3.7 | $84,783 | not matched | — |
| RI | 34 | 4.4 | $69,574 | not matched | — |
| AL | 32 | 14.4 | $68,065 | not matched | — |
| NE | 30 | 9.8 | $74,235 | not matched | — |
| MT | 30 | 6.1 | $62,973 | not matched | — |
| ID | 28 | 7.6 | $68,689 | not matched | — |
| KS | 26 | 4.5 | $52,078 | not matched | — |
| ME | 25 | 7.2 | $57,877 | not matched | — |
| NH | 24 | 5.2 | $67,856 | not matched | — |
| IA | 24 | 12.7 | $74,751 | not matched | — |
| AR | 22 | 5.1 | $59,938 | not matched | — |
| WY | 19 | 11.4 | $64,544 | not matched | — |
| NM | 19 | 7.8 | $67,564 | not matched | — |
| ND | 15 | 5.2 | $48,974 | not matched | — |
| AK | 14 | 4.0 | $64,732 | not matched | — |
| SD | 13 | 4.2 | $48,074 | not matched | — |
| MS | 13 | 2.8 | $54,361 | not matched | — |
| WV | 4 | 13.8 | $68,018 | not matched | — |
| VT | 3 | 3.3 | $36,300 | 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.