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Where is it easiest to open: Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 29-1171” (soc) for Nurse Practitioners. 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 | 4,686 | 3.0 | $52,466 | licence | Nurse Practitioner; Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Certific |
| FL | 3,939 | 3.0 | $55,095 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| TX | 2,679 | 4.0 | $58,780 | exam | NURSE, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED (A |
| NY | 2,031 | 3.1 | $51,371 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| WA | 1,395 | 3.7 | $47,398 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| AZ | 1,360 | 3.5 | $55,504 | licence | Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| CO | 1,234 | 3.1 | $44,857 | exam | Nurse Practitioners |
| GA | 980 | 3.5 | $59,147 | exam | Advanced Practice - CRNA; Advanced Practice - NP |
| IL | 964 | 4.7 | $53,960 | exam | VISITING RESIDENT PERMIT |
| NC | 963 | 4.0 | $52,918 | exam | Dispensing Nurse Practitioner or Physi; Nurse Practitioner |
| OR | 781 | 3.9 | $48,183 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Additional Special; Nurse Practitioner Re-Entry & Limited |
| OH | 765 | 4.5 | $55,032 | licence | Registered Nurse |
| PA | 745 | 3.9 | $62,974 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| VA | 729 | 3.7 | $52,419 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Licensed |
| NJ | 672 | 4.1 | $56,461 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (NURSE PRACTIT |
| LA | 612 | 3.4 | $56,443 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| TN | 599 | 11.8 | $86,295 | exam | SPECIAL TRAINING DO |
| MI | 591 | 5.1 | $80,052 | exam | Medical Doctor, Educational Limited (M; Nurse Practitioner |
| MD | 590 | 4.5 | $63,789 | exam | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Pra; Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse P |
| UT | 545 | 3.6 | $39,089 | not matched | — |
| MA | 536 | 4.6 | $66,371 | exam | NURSE PRACTITIONER (CNP) LICENSE |
| OK | 505 | 3.1 | $55,625 | exam | Nurse Practitioner, Certified |
| IN | 477 | 5.0 | $73,225 | exam | APN Prescriptive Authority |
| NV | 449 | 3.5 | $59,298 | not matched | — |
| WI | 435 | 4.1 | $57,550 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBER |
| MO | 434 | 5.0 | $61,287 | exam | Adult Nurse Practitioner; Adult Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practi |
| MN | 433 | 5.2 | $63,049 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Border State Registry |
| SC | 410 | 3.9 | $53,373 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Military MD Limited License |
| CT | 388 | 5.2 | $55,961 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| KY | 378 | 4.0 | $56,043 | exam | Nurse Anesthetist (APRN); Nurse, Clinical Specialist (APRN) |
| NM | 362 | 2.7 | $53,530 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| ID | 362 | 2.9 | $51,548 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP |
| KS | 326 | 4.1 | $61,114 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| AR | 323 | 2.7 | $59,147 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: C; Registered Nurse Practitioner (RNP) |
| MS | 315 | 4.2 | $49,272 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| AL | 286 | 4.0 | $53,192 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| IA | 204 | 3.9 | $55,869 | licence | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| ME | 182 | 3.1 | $59,204 | exam | Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Pr; Nurse Practitioner, Certified (Advance |
| NE | 173 | 4.4 | $53,278 | licence | Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP); Registered Nurse Anesthetist (APRN-CRN |
| MT | 165 | 3.2 | $46,381 | exam | Nursing - Advanced Practice Reg Nurse |
| HI | 132 | 3.3 | $38,780 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| NH | 129 | 4.3 | $53,086 | licence | Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered (A |
| AK | 115 | 3.7 | $62,964 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses |
| RI | 110 | 4.8 | $76,850 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| WY | 100 | 2.2 | $51,391 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE |
| WV | 81 | 3.1 | $62,289 | not matched | — |
| VT | 66 | 3.6 | $48,587 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| SD | 64 | 2.4 | $54,471 | licence | Certified Nurse Practitioner |
| DE | 61 | 5.0 | $55,283 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| ND | 59 | 3.9 | $54,408 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (A |
| DC | 49 | 2.9 | $54,678 | exam | NURSE, PRACTITIONERS |
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.