Where is it easiest to open: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
31 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 21-1023” (soc) for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers. 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 | 43 | 252.1 | $56,999 | licence | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Worker |
| CA | 36 | 355.4 | $83,329 | not matched | — |
| NY | 30 | 377.9 | $95,487 | exam | Licensed Master Social Worker |
| MA | 24 | 341.9 | $84,059 | exam | SOCIAL WORKER ASSISTANT; SOCIAL WORKER, LICENSED |
| PA | 19 | 400.1 | $61,707 | exam | Licensed Social Worker; Provisional Social Worker |
| OH | 17 | 197.6 | $74,221 | exam | Independent Social Worker; Social Worker |
| FL | 14 | 245.6 | $45,547 | exam | Certified Master Social Worker |
| LA | 13 | 179.4 | $53,575 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 10 | 277.6 | $71,151 | exam | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Worker |
| IL | 10 | 233.5 | $70,319 | exam | LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER |
| GA | 9 | 252.7 | $66,379 | exam | Master Social Worker |
| NV | 9 | 171.9 | $71,254 | not matched | — |
| IN | 8 | 108.2 | $54,783 | exam | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker |
| KY | 7 | 166.7 | $48,471 | exam | Certified Alcohol and Drug Conselor As; Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor A |
| TN | 7 | 276.1 | $61,482 | exam | LICENSED ADVANCED PRACTICE SOCIAL WORK; LICENSED BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORKER |
| OK | 7 | 229.4 | $58,321 | exam | Master’s Social Worker, Licensed; Social Worker Associate, Licensed |
| MI | 5 | 258.0 | $66,608 | exam | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker; Licensed Master Social Worker - Macro |
| UT | 5 | 355.2 | $56,900 | exam | Certified Social Worker; SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER |
| NM | 4 | 170.2 | $66,170 | licence | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker ( |
| AR | 4 | 314.5 | $44,246 | exam | Licensed Master Social Worker |
| WA | 4 | 235.5 | $76,160 | not matched | — |
| WY | 3 | 59.0 | $58,215 | exam | CERTIFIED SOCIAL WORKER |
| CT | 3 | 199.3 | $81,242 | exam | Master's Level Social Worker; Master's Level Social Worker - Tempora |
| DE | 3 | 299.0 | $71,708 | exam | Licensed Bachelors Social Worker; Licensed Masters Social Worker |
| MD | 3 | 847.0 | $68,897 | exam | Licensed Bachelor Social Worker; Licensed Certified Social Worker |
| MO | 3 | 235.3 | $54,805 | exam | Licensed Advanced Macro Social Worker; Licensed Bachelors Social Worker |
| NJ | 3 | 906.7 | $75,830 | exam | Certified Social Worker; Licensed Social Worker |
| NC | 3 | 305.7 | $43,586 | exam | Certified Master Social Worker; Certified Social Worker |
| SC | 3 | 295.7 | $48,817 | licence | Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker; Licensed Independent Social Worker - A |
| WI | 3 | 463.7 | $61,789 | exam | SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIAL WORKER, ADVANCED PRACTICE |
| AL | 3 | 619.7 | $69,152 | licence | Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Coun; Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) |
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.