Where is it easiest to open: Medical Laboratories
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 29-2034” (soc) for Radiologic Technologists and Technicians. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 2,069 | 10.2 | $75,940 | licence | MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST |
| CA | 1,772 | 18.4 | $99,511 | licence | California Radiologic Technologist (CR; X-ray, Limited Permit Technician (LP) |
| FL | 1,014 | 17.8 | $68,280 | exam | Radiologic Technologist |
| GA | 762 | 10.4 | $60,473 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 731 | 16.7 | $60,792 | exam | CHEST RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST |
| NY | 663 | 16.4 | $78,912 | licence | Licensed Radiological Technologist |
| NC | 578 | 23.6 | $73,874 | licence | Mammography/Accreditation Standards-Ce; X-Ray; Radiation Machine Registration |
| TN | 468 | 14.5 | $63,740 | exam | RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT |
| PA | 465 | 16.6 | $75,621 | not matched | — |
| IL | 458 | 14.9 | $68,133 | exam | RADIOGRAPHER, INDUSTRIAL; RADIOGRAPHER, MEDICAL |
| OH | 451 | 14.4 | $71,790 | exam | Radiologist Assistant |
| AZ | 411 | 19.9 | $80,903 | licence | Mammographic Technologist; Practical Technologist in Bone Densito |
| MD | 405 | 7.6 | $70,860 | licence | RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIA |
| MA | 399 | 11.9 | $78,788 | exam | RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST |
| VA | 399 | 13.8 | $64,782 | exam | Radiologic Technologist License; Radiologic Technologist-Limited Licens |
| MI | 385 | 12.9 | $61,618 | licence | X-Ray Technologist |
| MO | 351 | 8.0 | $57,917 | not matched | — |
| CT | 326 | 8.6 | $83,182 | exam | Radiographer |
| CO | 301 | 7.0 | $64,274 | exam | Radiologic Technologists |
| IN | 299 | 17.0 | $48,317 | exam | Chest Radiographer; Limited General Radiographer |
| WA | 290 | 13.8 | $71,554 | exam | Chiropractic X-Ray Technician Registra; Radiological Technologist |
| LA | 261 | 10.9 | $47,375 | exam | Radiologic Technologist |
| AL | 254 | 10.5 | $55,806 | not matched | — |
| NV | 241 | 6.1 | $69,396 | not matched | — |
| OK | 226 | 10.8 | $56,465 | exam | Industrial Radiographer Certification; Radiologist Assistant |
| SC | 226 | 11.6 | $48,053 | not matched | — |
| KY | 197 | 15.4 | $61,432 | exam | General Certified Radiation Operator (; Limited Certified Radiation Operator ( |
| OR | 163 | 9.9 | $76,756 | licence | All Medical Imaging License Applicatio |
| KS | 145 | 25.7 | $70,450 | exam | Radiologic Technologist (LRT) |
| AR | 102 | 12.5 | $70,322 | exam | Licensed Technologist License (LTL); Limited Licensed Technologist (LLT) / |
| NM | 97 | 20.9 | $60,327 | exam | Fusion Imaging; Radiographic Radiologic Technologist |
| WI | 96 | 66.5 | $114,586 | exam | CHIROPRACTIC RADIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN |
| UT | 82 | 15.2 | $99,191 | licence | RADIOLOGY ASSISTANT; RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST |
| MN | 77 | 20.7 | $65,952 | licence | Limited Scope X-ray Operator and Bone ; X-ray Equipment Service Provider |
| ID | 73 | 11.4 | $61,317 | not matched | — |
| WV | 65 | 13.6 | $45,714 | not matched | — |
| DE | 65 | 3.8 | $55,158 | exam | Medical Radiographer |
| MS | 62 | 17.1 | $40,277 | exam | Radiologic Technologist |
| RI | 56 | 18.8 | $55,641 | exam | Radiographer |
| HI | 50 | 33.4 | $65,406 | exam | Radiographer |
| IA | 49 | 15.2 | $74,363 | exam | Industrial Radiographer; Radiographer - General or Limited Diag |
| NH | 48 | 3.1 | $55,047 | not matched | — |
| ME | 41 | 15.1 | $77,882 | exam | Limited Radiographer; Radiographer, Trainee |
| NE | 32 | 18.5 | $57,365 | licence | Medical Radiographer |
| DC | 32 | 2.7 | $61,279 | not matched | — |
| AK | 29 | 6.2 | $69,967 | not matched | — |
| MT | 18 | 5.3 | $59,337 | exam | Radiologic Technologists - Limited Per; Radiologic Technologists - Radiologic |
| WY | 10 | 6.2 | $31,532 | exam | RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST AND TECHNICIAN |
| SD | 9 | 11.9 | $138,841 | licence | Chiropractic Radiographic Assistant |
| VT | 5 | 1.8 | $79,000 | exam | Radiologic Technologist (Radiography); Radiologist Assistant, Certified |
| ND | 4 | 8.2 | $58,152 | exam | Bone Densitometry Technologists; Fluoroscopy Technicians |
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.