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Where is it easiest to open: All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
46 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 | 459 | 36.9 | $286,121 | not matched | — |
| FL | 273 | 20.0 | $54,914 | not matched | — |
| NY | 177 | 11.5 | $166,891 | not matched | — |
| TX | 176 | 33.9 | $100,373 | not matched | — |
| PA | 99 | 15.0 | $55,304 | not matched | — |
| OH | 81 | 16.2 | $53,058 | not matched | — |
| NV | 80 | 16.7 | $97,067 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 76 | 6.6 | $80,044 | not matched | — |
| MA | 67 | 20.8 | $105,538 | not matched | — |
| IL | 65 | 15.3 | $108,820 | not matched | — |
| CO | 60 | 34.9 | $89,701 | not matched | — |
| HI | 55 | 13.2 | $54,350 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 52 | 42.0 | $95,335 | not matched | — |
| GA | 43 | 34.0 | $124,060 | not matched | — |
| MD | 42 | 11.3 | $75,601 | not matched | — |
| VA | 40 | 16.9 | $65,805 | not matched | — |
| NC | 38 | 6.1 | $56,664 | not matched | — |
| UT | 38 | 70.8 | $69,275 | not matched | — |
| MO | 35 | 17.9 | $62,890 | not matched | — |
| WA | 26 | 20.2 | $90,440 | licence | Agent (Travel); Travel Agent |
| IN | 25 | 19.6 | $58,253 | not matched | — |
| SC | 25 | 4.7 | $50,179 | not matched | — |
| CT | 24 | 22.9 | $78,514 | not matched | — |
| MN | 21 | 14.6 | $113,104 | not matched | — |
| TN | 18 | 15.2 | $59,249 | not matched | — |
| OR | 18 | 14.5 | $74,410 | not matched | — |
| DE | 18 | 14.1 | $55,988 | not matched | — |
| MI | 17 | 5.6 | $65,698 | not matched | — |
| WI | 17 | 8.4 | $48,888 | not matched | — |
| KY | 17 | 23.9 | $26,039 | not matched | — |
| ME | 14 | 12.6 | $51,537 | not matched | — |
| AL | 14 | 10.7 | $78,807 | not matched | — |
| NH | 14 | 8.1 | $63,228 | not matched | — |
| OK | 13 | 46.2 | $63,616 | not matched | — |
| RI | 13 | 96.6 | $59,885 | not matched | — |
| NM | 13 | 10.2 | $63,872 | not matched | — |
| NE | 13 | 124.3 | $42,321 | not matched | — |
| KS | 10 | 24.3 | $68,107 | not matched | — |
| WV | 9 | 12.8 | $66,304 | not matched | — |
| IA | 8 | 23.9 | $78,356 | not matched | — |
| DC | 7 | 3.1 | $116,636 | not matched | — |
| LA | 4 | 39.8 | $35,906 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 5.3 | $59,812 | not matched | — |
| ID | 3 | 14.7 | $71,773 | not matched | — |
| SD | 3 | 2.7 | $27,750 | not matched | — |
| MT | 3 | 3.7 | $80,636 | 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.