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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 39-9099” (soc) for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. 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 | 4,313 | 33.3 | $34,505 | licence | Apprentice; Crematory Manager |
| MO | 3,415 | 8.5 | $27,899 | licence | Body Piercer; Body Piercer and Brander |
| NY | 2,724 | 93.5 | $32,276 | not matched | — |
| PA | 2,444 | 55.8 | $34,337 | licence | Doula Certification |
| TX | 2,126 | 60.1 | $17,412 | not matched | — |
| FL | 1,863 | 15.0 | $31,075 | exam | Body Piercer/Operator; Electrologist |
| OH | 1,679 | 26.9 | $28,402 | not matched | — |
| MN | 1,224 | 40.8 | $25,904 | licence | Body Art Technician; Minnesota Doula Registry |
| IL | 1,100 | 79.0 | $24,123 | not matched | — |
| NC | 1,044 | 25.4 | $24,054 | exam | Brands (Animal); Certified Electrolysis Instructor |
| WI | 1,008 | 24.6 | $25,680 | exam | BODY PIERCING PRACTITIONER; ELECTROLOGIST |
| NJ | 1,005 | 31.7 | $33,239 | exam | ELECTROLOGIST |
| MI | 961 | 26.4 | $26,176 | exam | Electrologist; Electrologist, Apprentice |
| MA | 842 | 36.8 | $39,502 | exam | ELECTROLOGIST |
| IN | 798 | 37.4 | $28,715 | exam | Electrologists; Provisional Electrologist |
| AZ | 772 | 48.2 | $28,011 | licence | Cremationist |
| WA | 757 | 44.4 | $38,517 | exam | Artist (Tattoo,Body Piercing, Body Art; Permanent Cosmetics Artist |
| CT | 684 | 35.9 | $29,913 | exam | Electrologist; Eyelash Technician |
| GA | 654 | 27.2 | $25,518 | exam | Crematory |
| MD | 632 | 37.0 | $35,862 | licence | ELECTROLOGIST |
| VA | 618 | 24.3 | $33,624 | exam | Body Piercer Apprentice License; Body-Piercer Ear-Only License (individ |
| CO | 616 | 36.8 | $30,256 | licence | Shop Registration |
| SC | 594 | 31.9 | $19,509 | licence | Master Hair Care; Master Hair Care Apprentice |
| OR | 576 | 27.0 | $34,854 | licence | Body piercers, earlobe-only; Body piercer, specialty |
| TN | 560 | 28.0 | $28,049 | exam | BODY PIERCING ARTISTS/TECHNICIAN; ELECTROLOGIST |
| LA | 524 | 48.0 | $24,595 | not matched | — |
| KY | 518 | 21.8 | $31,249 | licence | Tattoo Artists, Body Piercers, and Ear |
| NV | 378 | 30.0 | $18,444 | licence | Electrologist |
| AR | 348 | 41.7 | $26,141 | exam | Body Art Artist (Tattoo Artist and Bod; Body Piercers |
| KS | 336 | 27.5 | $24,840 | exam | Body Piercer; Electrologist |
| AL | 310 | 29.6 | $22,384 | not matched | — |
| IA | 302 | 28.4 | $27,541 | not matched | — |
| ME | 292 | 24.4 | $33,163 | exam | Electrologist; Medical Doctor, Temporary |
| MS | 264 | 38.3 | $20,285 | exam | Body Piercers; Eye Enucleation |
| NM | 255 | 65.1 | $22,894 | exam | Body Art Apprentice; Body Art Apprentice Sponsor |
| OK | 252 | 36.6 | $24,649 | exam | Body Piercing and Tattoo Artist; Registered Electrologist |
| UT | 241 | 17.3 | $26,522 | licence | ELECTROLOGIST |
| ID | 226 | 32.8 | $26,417 | exam | Electrologist; Electrologist - Instructor |
| NE | 218 | 29.9 | $26,096 | licence | Body Brander; Body Piercer |
| WV | 209 | 54.1 | $22,609 | not matched | — |
| NH | 157 | 34.6 | $30,359 | licence | Body Art Practitioner; Electrologist |
| AK | 144 | 29.3 | $33,340 | licence | Body Piercing, Tattooing and Permanent |
| MT | 137 | 26.7 | $24,323 | exam | Barbers and Cosmetologists - Electrolo; Funeral - Crematory Operator |
| RI | 134 | 36.6 | $32,578 | exam | Tattoo Artist & Body Piercer |
| DE | 128 | 22.5 | $28,367 | exam | Electrologist; Electrologist - License by Reciprocity |
| HI | 126 | 29.9 | $22,750 | exam | Electrologist; Tattoo Artist |
| WY | 106 | 13.9 | $27,710 | licence | CREMATORY OPERATOR |
| ND | 103 | 25.0 | $26,002 | not matched | — |
| VT | 100 | 24.4 | $39,230 | exam | Body Piercing Operator; Body Piercing & Tattooist Operator |
| DC | 69 | 35.6 | $54,764 | not matched | — |
| SD | 41 | 30.9 | $25,236 | not matched | — |
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.