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50 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 | 720 | 6.5 | $39,647 | licence | Agricultural Pest Control Adviser; Applicator License (Structural Pest Co |
| FL | 626 | 4.7 | $40,244 | not matched | — |
| TX | 352 | 6.6 | $44,669 | not matched | — |
| IL | 266 | 4.9 | $43,031 | licence | PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN (RESTRICTED US |
| NY | 246 | 5.0 | $44,858 | not matched | — |
| CO | 208 | 4.4 | $48,368 | exam | Qualified Supervisor |
| NC | 200 | 5.2 | $37,698 | exam | Certified Structural Pest Control Appl; Pest Control Consultant |
| WA | 197 | 4.7 | $46,253 | not matched | — |
| OH | 194 | 6.7 | $42,657 | not matched | — |
| MI | 189 | 5.9 | $41,646 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 183 | 4.8 | $39,890 | licence | Certified Pesticide Applicator |
| PA | 163 | 5.0 | $35,073 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 147 | 8.5 | $39,352 | not matched | — |
| VA | 139 | 7.1 | $43,566 | not matched | — |
| GA | 128 | 7.8 | $46,003 | not matched | — |
| IN | 116 | 4.9 | $40,749 | not matched | — |
| OR | 112 | 4.8 | $40,327 | not matched | — |
| UT | 107 | 3.1 | $35,718 | not matched | — |
| NV | 102 | 5.1 | $38,442 | not matched | — |
| MD | 96 | 6.1 | $49,058 | licence | Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Consultant |
| MO | 95 | 8.7 | $44,888 | not matched | — |
| TN | 88 | 5.2 | $45,905 | not matched | — |
| SC | 87 | 5.0 | $49,828 | not matched | — |
| MN | 87 | 4.7 | $45,679 | not matched | — |
| WI | 86 | 8.2 | $34,047 | not matched | — |
| MA | 81 | 7.9 | $49,132 | not matched | — |
| ID | 69 | 3.3 | $32,831 | not matched | — |
| AL | 67 | 5.9 | $39,306 | licence | Professional Fumigation Pest Control O; Professional Horticulture Pest Control |
| KS | 52 | 5.5 | $41,326 | not matched | — |
| KY | 50 | 7.6 | $38,085 | exam | Commercial and Structural Pest Control; General Pest and Termite Worker |
| OK | 47 | 4.0 | $35,301 | not matched | — |
| IA | 45 | 5.4 | $37,857 | not matched | — |
| NE | 43 | 6.6 | $34,166 | not matched | — |
| CT | 40 | 7.3 | $43,671 | not matched | — |
| LA | 35 | 4.8 | $35,521 | not matched | — |
| MT | 33 | 2.2 | $35,507 | licence | Pest Control Workers |
| NM | 32 | 3.6 | $35,716 | not matched | — |
| AR | 31 | 4.3 | $37,368 | not matched | — |
| ND | 27 | 2.6 | $36,900 | not matched | — |
| HI | 25 | 2.1 | $25,981 | exam | Pest Control Operator |
| MS | 20 | 4.3 | $31,437 | exam | Pest Management Consultant License |
| SD | 17 | 4.2 | $40,310 | not matched | — |
| DE | 16 | 9.2 | $62,850 | not matched | — |
| ME | 15 | 5.7 | $42,306 | not matched | — |
| RI | 14 | 9.4 | $44,129 | not matched | — |
| NH | 13 | 2.5 | $46,188 | not matched | — |
| WY | 9 | 5.1 | $34,565 | not matched | — |
| AK | 9 | 12.9 | $53,259 | not matched | — |
| WV | 7 | 4.1 | $38,517 | not matched | — |
| VT | 6 | 7.2 | $35,233 | 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.