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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 35-9021” (soc) for Dishwashers. 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 | 2,442 | 22.1 | $34,273 | not matched | — |
| NY | 2,224 | 21.9 | $32,067 | not matched | — |
| TX | 1,967 | 27.0 | $29,525 | not matched | — |
| PA | 1,761 | 19.8 | $28,940 | not matched | — |
| IL | 1,435 | 23.0 | $30,223 | exam | INTERTRACK EMPLOYEE |
| FL | 1,393 | 26.3 | $29,840 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 1,228 | 24.2 | $28,879 | not matched | — |
| MA | 1,123 | 15.3 | $36,805 | exam | GAMING EMPLOYEE |
| MI | 892 | 21.1 | $28,638 | exam | Horse Racing Occupational License |
| NC | 818 | 21.4 | $31,083 | not matched | — |
| OH | 791 | 19.3 | $26,112 | not matched | — |
| VA | 726 | 21.5 | $32,712 | not matched | — |
| GA | 724 | 28.6 | $31,751 | not matched | — |
| MN | 672 | 17.5 | $27,061 | not matched | — |
| MO | 636 | 20.8 | $23,556 | not matched | — |
| WA | 628 | 18.8 | $37,274 | not matched | — |
| MD | 607 | 14.8 | $30,619 | not matched | — |
| WI | 576 | 16.8 | $26,286 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 571 | 25.6 | $26,256 | not matched | — |
| IN | 522 | 18.1 | $27,017 | exam | Occupational Riverboat Gambling Licens |
| CT | 512 | 17.0 | $31,891 | not matched | — |
| TN | 464 | 22.5 | $29,555 | not matched | — |
| CO | 462 | 18.7 | $35,773 | not matched | — |
| OK | 433 | 13.1 | $24,004 | not matched | — |
| SC | 398 | 22.0 | $28,343 | not matched | — |
| LA | 374 | 24.5 | $31,615 | not matched | — |
| DC | 341 | 21.1 | $31,545 | not matched | — |
| KS | 299 | 17.1 | $26,087 | licence | Level III Gaming Occupation |
| AL | 297 | 19.7 | $27,856 | not matched | — |
| KY | 274 | 21.1 | $29,696 | not matched | — |
| OR | 258 | 20.4 | $29,171 | not matched | — |
| MS | 234 | 18.7 | $28,249 | not matched | — |
| AR | 211 | 20.5 | $22,305 | not matched | — |
| NH | 199 | 10.3 | $28,547 | not matched | — |
| IA | 187 | 14.9 | $26,217 | not matched | — |
| NE | 183 | 15.2 | $24,061 | not matched | — |
| RI | 163 | 16.4 | $28,891 | not matched | — |
| NV | 159 | 45.6 | $24,638 | not matched | — |
| UT | 151 | 19.7 | $30,920 | not matched | — |
| NM | 150 | 11.0 | $28,384 | licence | Staff Permit Employees |
| DE | 104 | 13.1 | $33,832 | not matched | — |
| WV | 94 | 12.1 | $24,318 | not matched | — |
| ME | 89 | 15.6 | $29,805 | not matched | — |
| HI | 89 | 27.9 | $42,776 | not matched | — |
| VT | 88 | 18.9 | $26,419 | not matched | — |
| ID | 80 | 16.9 | $24,539 | not matched | — |
| MT | 58 | 9.8 | $35,243 | not matched | — |
| AK | 56 | 39.4 | $45,534 | not matched | — |
| SD | 52 | 30.8 | $20,686 | not matched | — |
| ND | 35 | 9.2 | $28,202 | not matched | — |
| WY | 17 | 13.9 | $28,229 | 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.