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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 3,244 | 4.1 | $40,928 | not matched | — |
| CA | 2,186 | 4.8 | $47,679 | licence | Agricultural Pest Control Adviser; Applicator License (Structural Pest Co |
| TX | 1,551 | 5.7 | $48,245 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 877 | 4.5 | $43,552 | licence | Certified Pesticide Applicator |
| NY | 850 | 4.7 | $54,947 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 577 | 5.1 | $61,847 | not matched | — |
| NC | 530 | 5.8 | $45,821 | exam | Certified Structural Pest Control Appl; Pest Control Consultant |
| PA | 459 | 4.8 | $57,014 | not matched | — |
| IL | 428 | 7.8 | $41,656 | licence | PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN (RESTRICTED US |
| GA | 419 | 6.0 | $44,155 | not matched | — |
| WA | 370 | 5.4 | $53,270 | not matched | — |
| VA | 346 | 6.1 | $56,138 | not matched | — |
| OH | 345 | 6.7 | $51,626 | not matched | — |
| MI | 328 | 5.2 | $65,533 | not matched | — |
| MA | 327 | 5.7 | $67,696 | not matched | — |
| CO | 319 | 6.1 | $53,326 | exam | Qualified Supervisor |
| MD | 307 | 6.6 | $57,544 | licence | Pest Control Applicator; Pest Control Consultant |
| NV | 292 | 5.0 | $41,128 | not matched | — |
| SC | 263 | 4.7 | $37,515 | not matched | — |
| TN | 234 | 5.0 | $47,456 | not matched | — |
| IN | 216 | 4.9 | $52,841 | not matched | — |
| MO | 214 | 5.9 | $47,917 | not matched | — |
| OR | 195 | 4.3 | $45,146 | not matched | — |
| WI | 185 | 9.3 | $30,722 | not matched | — |
| MN | 184 | 7.5 | $60,097 | not matched | — |
| CT | 177 | 5.8 | $76,802 | not matched | — |
| LA | 172 | 4.6 | $40,907 | not matched | — |
| AL | 165 | 4.7 | $42,560 | licence | Professional Fumigation Pest Control O; Professional Horticulture Pest Control |
| UT | 163 | 3.4 | $45,150 | not matched | — |
| OK | 116 | 4.3 | $39,549 | not matched | — |
| AR | 86 | 4.7 | $41,945 | not matched | — |
| IA | 85 | 3.6 | $49,569 | not matched | — |
| KS | 85 | 4.4 | $42,110 | not matched | — |
| HI | 82 | 3.2 | $49,985 | exam | Pest Control Operator |
| NH | 80 | 3.6 | $59,660 | not matched | — |
| ID | 69 | 4.1 | $46,357 | not matched | — |
| KY | 62 | 5.6 | $54,706 | exam | Commercial and Structural Pest Control; General Pest and Termite Worker |
| RI | 61 | 4.3 | $57,663 | not matched | — |
| ME | 59 | 3.2 | $42,958 | not matched | — |
| DE | 51 | 5.6 | $52,688 | not matched | — |
| MT | 49 | 3.3 | $48,399 | licence | Pest Control Workers |
| MS | 48 | 3.3 | $36,854 | exam | Pest Management Consultant License |
| NE | 47 | 9.9 | $52,730 | not matched | — |
| NM | 45 | 2.8 | $40,850 | not matched | — |
| AK | 38 | 5.6 | $50,776 | not matched | — |
| VT | 28 | 1.5 | $50,048 | not matched | — |
| ND | 22 | 7.4 | $29,963 | not matched | — |
| WY | 17 | 3.6 | $55,000 | not matched | — |
| SD | 16 | 4.5 | $43,986 | not matched | — |
| WV | 14 | 2.9 | $24,150 | not matched | — |
| DC | 4 | 8.5 | $38,676 | 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.