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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 37-2021” (soc) for Pest Control Workers. 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 | 6,948 | 16.7 | $36,128 | licence | Agricultural Pest Control Adviser; Applicator License (Structural Pest Co |
| FL | 6,659 | 9.9 | $26,698 | not matched | — |
| TX | 3,775 | 21.5 | $30,689 | not matched | — |
| NY | 3,761 | 20.3 | $39,431 | not matched | — |
| IL | 2,472 | 20.4 | $32,340 | licence | PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN (RESTRICTED US |
| PA | 2,448 | 16.7 | $28,785 | not matched | — |
| NC | 2,245 | 13.6 | $26,340 | exam | Certified Structural Pest Control Appl; Pest Control Consultant |
| WA | 2,159 | 8.7 | $36,342 | not matched | — |
| VA | 2,107 | 18.2 | $27,194 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 2,068 | 16.6 | $30,317 | not matched | — |
| GA | 1,945 | 22.3 | $29,279 | not matched | — |
| OH | 1,932 | 18.1 | $26,115 | not matched | — |
| MA | 1,757 | 14.4 | $32,432 | not matched | — |
| MI | 1,685 | 17.6 | $29,215 | not matched | — |
| CO | 1,557 | 14.5 | $30,263 | exam | Qualified Supervisor |
| MD | 1,436 | 22.2 | $29,477 | licence | Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Consultant |
| MN | 1,355 | 11.9 | $30,737 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 1,310 | 15.9 | $30,316 | licence | Certified Pesticide Applicator |
| WI | 1,248 | 15.5 | $25,626 | not matched | — |
| OR | 1,241 | 8.7 | $30,628 | not matched | — |
| IN | 1,187 | 14.9 | $26,144 | not matched | — |
| TN | 1,156 | 30.4 | $30,296 | not matched | — |
| MO | 1,144 | 20.0 | $25,413 | not matched | — |
| SC | 1,084 | 18.4 | $24,199 | not matched | — |
| UT | 1,027 | 10.6 | $30,595 | not matched | — |
| NV | 796 | 12.3 | $27,885 | not matched | — |
| AL | 704 | 16.4 | $23,584 | licence | Professional Fumigation Pest Control O; Professional Horticulture Pest Control |
| CT | 663 | 24.4 | $26,088 | not matched | — |
| ID | 644 | 8.6 | $25,083 | not matched | — |
| LA | 630 | 17.2 | $23,416 | not matched | — |
| IA | 603 | 16.3 | $26,749 | not matched | — |
| KY | 603 | 18.0 | $25,621 | exam | Commercial and Structural Pest Control; General Pest and Termite Worker |
| KS | 595 | 14.2 | $26,073 | not matched | — |
| OK | 571 | 13.7 | $27,930 | not matched | — |
| NE | 492 | 12.2 | $27,219 | not matched | — |
| MT | 487 | 6.2 | $27,385 | licence | Pest Control Workers |
| AR | 436 | 29.9 | $21,773 | not matched | — |
| ME | 424 | 7.4 | $27,787 | not matched | — |
| NH | 371 | 7.8 | $29,393 | not matched | — |
| HI | 363 | 14.8 | $26,194 | exam | Pest Control Operator |
| MS | 347 | 14.3 | $20,265 | exam | Pest Management Consultant License |
| NM | 305 | 11.9 | $23,134 | not matched | — |
| RI | 286 | 13.4 | $30,783 | not matched | — |
| DE | 279 | 12.3 | $25,310 | not matched | — |
| WY | 246 | 5.6 | $28,884 | not matched | — |
| SD | 245 | 9.4 | $20,680 | not matched | — |
| AK | 244 | 19.5 | $43,487 | not matched | — |
| ND | 232 | 8.8 | $27,983 | not matched | — |
| VT | 211 | 6.6 | $27,214 | not matched | — |
| WV | 163 | 17.3 | $22,743 | not matched | — |
| DC | 115 | 44.7 | $30,004 | 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.