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49 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 | 361 | 13.0 | $77,222 | licence | Nurse Practitioner; Nurse Practitioner Furnishing Certific |
| IN | 269 | 2.1 | $40,287 | exam | APN Prescriptive Authority |
| IL | 195 | 6.3 | $60,823 | exam | VISITING RESIDENT PERMIT |
| TX | 184 | 9.8 | $65,697 | exam | NURSE, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED (A |
| FL | 177 | 9.4 | $60,854 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| MO | 173 | 5.3 | $51,582 | exam | Adult Nurse Practitioner; Adult Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practi |
| MN | 128 | 9.7 | $61,594 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Border State Registry |
| NY | 103 | 28.3 | $86,906 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| PA | 101 | 11.9 | $71,937 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| MA | 78 | 14.5 | $78,837 | exam | NURSE PRACTITIONER (CNP) LICENSE |
| OH | 69 | 10.5 | $45,932 | licence | Registered Nurse |
| NJ | 63 | 11.6 | $100,631 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (NURSE PRACTIT |
| MI | 58 | 15.8 | $51,178 | exam | Medical Doctor, Educational Limited (M; Nurse Practitioner |
| UT | 45 | 3.4 | $58,318 | not matched | — |
| MD | 44 | 24.5 | $81,308 | exam | Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Pra; Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse P |
| NC | 39 | 15.6 | $63,255 | exam | Dispensing Nurse Practitioner or Physi; Nurse Practitioner |
| WA | 37 | 11.4 | $66,185 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| WI | 36 | 7.5 | $55,881 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBER |
| VA | 35 | 27.8 | $80,841 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Licensed |
| CO | 35 | 18.9 | $85,092 | exam | Nurse Practitioners |
| MS | 33 | 6.8 | $25,262 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| WV | 30 | 5.8 | $41,486 | not matched | — |
| CT | 29 | 17.0 | $78,057 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| IA | 29 | 7.9 | $61,838 | licence | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| AZ | 25 | 12.4 | $70,290 | licence | Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| NV | 24 | 9.5 | $61,154 | not matched | — |
| GA | 24 | 19.1 | $74,090 | exam | Advanced Practice - CRNA; Advanced Practice - NP |
| ME | 18 | 7.8 | $54,121 | exam | Clinical Nurse Specialist (Advanced Pr; Nurse Practitioner, Certified (Advance |
| NH | 18 | 10.1 | $57,049 | licence | Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered (A |
| OR | 18 | 25.3 | $68,086 | licence | Nurse Practitioner, Additional Special; Nurse Practitioner Re-Entry & Limited |
| SC | 18 | 10.2 | $75,984 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (AP; Military MD Limited License |
| TN | 17 | 20.8 | $71,204 | exam | SPECIAL TRAINING DO |
| OK | 13 | 8.9 | $59,405 | exam | Nurse Practitioner, Certified |
| NE | 13 | 10.9 | $47,972 | licence | Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP); Registered Nurse Anesthetist (APRN-CRN |
| NM | 12 | 10.2 | $59,130 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| DE | 12 | 12.0 | $79,417 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| LA | 11 | 8.5 | $79,904 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| KY | 10 | 5.0 | $74,760 | exam | Nurse Anesthetist (APRN); Nurse, Clinical Specialist (APRN) |
| MT | 10 | 6.2 | $41,984 | exam | Nursing - Advanced Practice Reg Nurse |
| KS | 10 | 14.1 | $59,014 | exam | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| VT | 8 | 8.4 | $53,806 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
| DC | 8 | 23.0 | $97,283 | exam | NURSE, PRACTITIONERS |
| AK | 7 | 7.9 | $41,800 | licence | Advanced Practice Registered Nurses |
| RI | 6 | 9.5 | $71,035 | exam | Nurse Practitioner |
| AL | 5 | 3.6 | $66,889 | exam | Certified Registered Nurse Practitione |
| AR | 4 | 8.0 | $54,906 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: C; Registered Nurse Practitioner (RNP) |
| SD | 3 | 9.0 | $36,741 | licence | Certified Nurse Practitioner |
| WY | 3 | 6.3 | $38,474 | exam | ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE |
| HI | 3 | 3.0 | $114,333 | exam | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
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.