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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 29-2061” (soc) for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses. 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 | 5,570 | 24.8 | $43,276 | licence | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| TX | 4,467 | 50.0 | $28,705 | licence | NURSE, LICENSED VOCATIONAL (LVN) |
| FL | 3,466 | 24.5 | $43,856 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| OH | 1,707 | 35.9 | $34,744 | licence | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN); State Tested Nurse Aide |
| PA | 1,500 | 55.8 | $41,711 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| GA | 1,500 | 23.6 | $38,757 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| MI | 1,452 | 26.6 | $37,720 | exam | Nurse Aide, Certified (C.N.A.); Nurse, Licensed Practical (L.P.N.) |
| VA | 1,436 | 27.7 | $35,347 | exam | Nurse Aide, Certified; Nurse Aide, Certified Advanced |
| MO | 1,404 | 16.5 | $35,240 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| NC | 1,351 | 29.7 | $34,385 | exam | Nurse Aide II; Practical Nurse |
| NY | 1,338 | 229.1 | $32,870 | exam | Certified Nurse Aide; Licensed Practical Nurse |
| IL | 1,181 | 29.9 | $45,419 | exam | NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL |
| NJ | 986 | 47.4 | $46,765 | exam | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN); NURSE AIDE |
| MN | 952 | 34.9 | $33,480 | licence | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| MA | 897 | 46.6 | $42,034 | exam | NURSE AIDE; NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICAL (LPN) |
| AZ | 794 | 28.2 | $44,450 | licence | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| IN | 763 | 31.2 | $39,791 | exam | Certified Nurse's Aide; Licensed Practical Nurse |
| MD | 743 | 32.9 | $39,110 | not matched | — |
| SC | 638 | 25.9 | $40,813 | licence | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN); LPN Temporary License |
| CO | 606 | 52.0 | $40,186 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse; Nurse Aide |
| TN | 597 | 42.7 | $49,393 | exam | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE |
| OK | 560 | 25.5 | $41,383 | exam | Multistate (MSL) Registered Nurse (RN); Nurse, Licensed Practical |
| AL | 487 | 20.4 | $53,289 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| LA | 463 | 32.2 | $39,022 | exam | Nurse, Licensed Practical (LPN) |
| WA | 420 | 69.3 | $44,425 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse; Practical Nurse |
| NV | 405 | 16.6 | $45,920 | not matched | — |
| WI | 384 | 30.9 | $41,629 | exam | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE; NURSES AIDE |
| CT | 277 | 48.5 | $47,300 | licence | Licensed Practical Nurse; Licensed Practical Nurse - Temporary |
| UT | 276 | 29.8 | $43,730 | licence | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE |
| MS | 274 | 28.8 | $40,647 | exam | Expanded Role LPN Intravenous Therapy; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| KS | 270 | 29.1 | $42,175 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| KY | 255 | 55.0 | $48,473 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| AR | 253 | 21.7 | $44,138 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| OR | 242 | 34.5 | $47,494 | licence | Nurses, Licensed Practical |
| NM | 211 | 47.0 | $34,045 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| ID | 178 | 25.6 | $40,774 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| IA | 177 | 38.4 | $51,239 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) |
| NE | 173 | 21.9 | $40,539 | licence | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN); Nurse Aide |
| ME | 144 | 34.4 | $51,308 | exam | Nurse, Licensed Practical |
| DE | 123 | 47.8 | $43,429 | exam | Multistate License - RN or LPN; Nurse, Licensed Practical |
| NH | 110 | 37.7 | $54,135 | exam | Nurse, Licensed Practical (LPN) |
| HI | 102 | 39.8 | $43,832 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse; Nurse Aide |
| WV | 102 | 29.7 | $47,619 | not matched | — |
| RI | 95 | 60.2 | $43,689 | exam | Nurse, Licensed Practical |
| MT | 85 | 21.1 | $35,952 | exam | Nursing - Licensed Practical Nurse |
| DC | 71 | 80.2 | $45,572 | exam | NURSE, PRACTICAL |
| WY | 58 | 13.3 | $41,819 | exam | LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE |
| SD | 33 | 46.6 | $44,456 | licence | Nurse, Licensed Practical; Nurses Aide |
| AK | 31 | 22.7 | $44,304 | licence | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN); Nurse Aide |
| VT | 31 | 49.8 | $47,566 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| ND | 25 | 28.5 | $60,069 | exam | Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) |
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.