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44 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 11-9111” (soc) for Medical and Health Services Managers. 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 | 214 | 30.2 | $55,260 | exam | Certified Nursing Assistant; Nursing Home Administrator |
| TX | 193 | 48.3 | $51,753 | licence | NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR |
| CA | 143 | 41.3 | $71,902 | licence | Nursing Home Administrator |
| IL | 95 | 35.2 | $60,754 | exam | NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR TEMPORARY C |
| PA | 72 | 46.2 | $67,286 | exam | Nursing Home Administrator |
| OH | 55 | 85.3 | $56,572 | exam | Nursing Home Administrator |
| NC | 45 | 54.5 | $53,029 | exam | Abortions Clinic; Adult Care, Administrator |
| AZ | 44 | 49.1 | $71,238 | licence | Assisted Living Facility Manager; Nursing Care Institution Administrator |
| GA | 44 | 51.2 | $52,761 | exam | Nursing Home Administrator |
| MI | 42 | 63.9 | $56,308 | exam | Nursing Home Administrator |
| TN | 41 | 35.2 | $61,680 | not matched | — |
| WA | 40 | 55.9 | $69,918 | exam | Nursing Assistant; Nursing Home Administrator |
| IN | 39 | 49.3 | $58,743 | exam | Health Facility Administrator; HFA Preceptor |
| CO | 39 | 50.5 | $62,261 | exam | Health Facilities; Nursing Home Administrator |
| AL | 38 | 30.5 | $45,837 | exam | Licensed Nursing Home Administrator |
| WI | 38 | 53.4 | $65,496 | exam | NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR |
| LA | 36 | 33.1 | $52,447 | licence | Nursing Home Administrator |
| MO | 32 | 59.1 | $55,179 | exam | Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendan |
| SC | 31 | 40.9 | $53,032 | licence | Community Residential Care Facility Ad; CRCFA Inactive License |
| NV | 28 | 43.2 | $52,011 | not matched | — |
| IA | 27 | 47.9 | $47,396 | exam | Nursing Home Activity Director |
| OK | 23 | 65.2 | $58,714 | exam | Adult Day Care (ADC) Administrator; Adult Day Care Aide |
| NY | 22 | 94.6 | $67,170 | licence | Nursing Home Administrator |
| UT | 22 | 61.1 | $38,028 | licence | HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR |
| MN | 21 | 73.0 | $68,133 | licence | Graduate Preceptor Registration (GPP); Health Services Executive (HSE) |
| VA | 19 | 86.6 | $75,102 | exam | Assisted Living Facility Administrator; Assisted Living Facility (ALF) Adminis |
| NJ | 18 | 77.8 | $91,229 | exam | ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR |
| AR | 15 | 41.5 | $48,114 | licence | Nursing Home Administrator |
| NE | 14 | 50.7 | $54,482 | licence | Assisted-Living Facility Administrator; Nursing Home Administrator |
| MD | 14 | 60.6 | $67,006 | licence | NURSING AIDES, ORDERLIES, AND ATTENDEN; NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR |
| OR | 12 | 61.6 | $67,870 | licence | Nursing Assistants, Certified (CNA 1); Nursing Assistants, Certified (CNA 2) |
| KY | 12 | 63.2 | $55,938 | exam | Licensed Long-Term Care Administrator; Temporary Long-Term Care Administrator |
| MS | 11 | 37.5 | $50,797 | not matched | — |
| NM | 11 | 41.1 | $38,314 | exam | Nursing Home Facility Administrators L |
| MA | 9 | 58.7 | $132,011 | exam | NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR |
| KS | 9 | 49.7 | $48,747 | exam | Adult Care Home Administrator; Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) |
| ND | 7 | 49.6 | $30,565 | licence | Nursing Home Administrators |
| ID | 7 | 25.3 | $55,588 | exam | Nursing Home Administrators; Residential Care Administrator |
| RI | 6 | 31.7 | $56,268 | exam | Assisted Living Residence Administrato; Nursing Assistant (Aide) |
| DE | 6 | 37.7 | $53,854 | exam | Administrative Medical; Nursing Home Administrator |
| SD | 6 | 24.0 | $50,903 | licence | Nursing Facility Administrator |
| CT | 3 | 85.0 | $64,365 | licence | Nursing Home Administrator |
| MT | 3 | 29.0 | $46,356 | exam | Nursing Home Administrators - Nursing |
| WY | 3 | 6.0 | $74,167 | exam | NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR |
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.