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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 21-1015” (soc) for Rehabilitation Counselors. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 3,735 | 16.7 | $44,715 | not matched | — |
| CA | 2,749 | 12.1 | $39,394 | not matched | — |
| MN | 2,676 | 11.1 | $35,147 | licence | Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); Qualified Rehabilitation Consultants, |
| PA | 2,196 | 22.3 | $45,813 | exam | Professional Counselor |
| MA | 1,746 | 14.4 | $49,134 | exam | REHABILITATION COUNSELOR |
| OH | 1,547 | 14.6 | $37,351 | exam | Professional Counselor |
| MI | 1,494 | 11.6 | $37,690 | exam | Counselor, Licensed Professional; Counselor, Limited Licensed Profession |
| IL | 1,323 | 13.2 | $38,163 | exam | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SPECIALIST; LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR |
| TX | 1,271 | 12.7 | $32,955 | licence | COUNSELOR, PROFESSIONAL |
| IN | 1,200 | 11.2 | $34,874 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 1,151 | 16.0 | $46,899 | exam | ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR; PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR |
| OR | 994 | 8.6 | $40,004 | licence | Professional Counselor |
| WI | 976 | 9.7 | $35,198 | exam | COUNSELOR, PROFESSIONAL |
| NC | 817 | 18.0 | $33,601 | exam | Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselo; Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselo |
| FL | 811 | 16.5 | $38,333 | not matched | — |
| MD | 776 | 18.2 | $44,526 | licence | COUNSELORS |
| AZ | 767 | 15.4 | $34,309 | not matched | — |
| VA | 676 | 13.9 | $40,614 | exam | Counselors, Professional |
| CT | 653 | 17.9 | $38,833 | licence | Professional Counselor; Professional Counselor Associate |
| IA | 480 | 18.9 | $39,379 | not matched | — |
| TN | 478 | 21.3 | $41,220 | not matched | — |
| MO | 463 | 20.4 | $39,359 | exam | Professional Counselors |
| KY | 459 | 11.7 | $50,556 | exam | Licensed Pastoral Counselor; Licensed Professional Counselor Associ |
| LA | 444 | 11.4 | $28,161 | not matched | — |
| GA | 413 | 12.4 | $33,309 | exam | Associate Professional Counselor; Professional Counselor |
| WV | 400 | 10.4 | $28,015 | not matched | — |
| ME | 381 | 18.7 | $43,709 | exam | Counselor, Pastoral; Counselor, Pastoral (Conditional) |
| SC | 354 | 11.8 | $30,080 | licence | Licensed Professional Counselor; Licensed Professional Counselor - Supe |
| WA | 353 | 31.4 | $42,315 | exam | Counselor |
| KS | 350 | 14.5 | $36,221 | exam | Professional Counselor |
| AL | 331 | 16.2 | $32,039 | exam | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| OK | 287 | 14.9 | $28,857 | exam | Counselor, Licensed Professional |
| MT | 248 | 8.4 | $32,776 | not matched | — |
| RI | 220 | 15.3 | $44,148 | not matched | — |
| CO | 179 | 23.4 | $44,001 | exam | Licensed Professional Counselor; Registered Pyschotherapist |
| UT | 145 | 35.0 | $30,914 | not matched | — |
| AK | 143 | 9.1 | $39,360 | licence | Professional Counselor |
| DE | 135 | 20.7 | $45,216 | not matched | — |
| NV | 126 | 18.8 | $35,681 | not matched | — |
| NM | 119 | 24.0 | $38,722 | not matched | — |
| SD | 114 | 11.2 | $40,171 | licence | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| NE | 90 | 29.6 | $42,525 | not matched | — |
| ND | 83 | 26.8 | $41,442 | exam | Licensed Associate Professional Counse; Licensed Professional Counselors |
| NH | 67 | 36.9 | $40,705 | not matched | — |
| DC | 67 | 35.4 | $46,553 | not matched | — |
| AR | 60 | 22.8 | $35,494 | licence | Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC); Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) |
| MS | 58 | 12.1 | $31,409 | exam | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| ID | 54 | 33.5 | $36,623 | exam | Counselors (LPC) |
| VT | 28 | 10.5 | $50,296 | not matched | — |
| HI | 9 | 14.4 | $43,662 | not matched | — |
| WY | 6 | 38.2 | $33,397 | exam | PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR |
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.