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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 | 1,317 | 3.6 | $30,934 | not matched | — |
| FL | 1,136 | 2.7 | $24,976 | not matched | — |
| TX | 1,031 | 3.3 | $24,690 | not matched | — |
| NY | 603 | 2.0 | $29,675 | not matched | — |
| OR | 490 | 3.6 | $29,517 | not matched | — |
| WA | 400 | 3.5 | $33,126 | not matched | — |
| CO | 387 | 2.8 | $31,489 | not matched | — |
| NC | 335 | 3.0 | $22,602 | not matched | — |
| PA | 334 | 2.9 | $26,007 | not matched | — |
| OH | 310 | 3.5 | $28,269 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 292 | 4.5 | $21,433 | not matched | — |
| VA | 289 | 2.9 | $26,142 | not matched | — |
| MA | 272 | 3.4 | $30,298 | exam | GAMING EMPLOYEE |
| TN | 235 | 3.8 | $22,154 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 228 | 2.9 | $25,724 | not matched | — |
| MI | 210 | 2.4 | $27,315 | exam | Horse Racing Occupational License |
| UT | 210 | 3.4 | $18,114 | not matched | — |
| MN | 196 | 2.2 | $36,924 | not matched | — |
| MO | 182 | 2.5 | $31,121 | not matched | — |
| HI | 178 | 4.4 | $24,658 | not matched | — |
| IL | 174 | 2.5 | $31,966 | exam | INTERTRACK EMPLOYEE |
| MD | 172 | 3.0 | $28,176 | not matched | — |
| GA | 170 | 3.5 | $21,407 | not matched | — |
| ID | 169 | 2.8 | $23,795 | not matched | — |
| SC | 161 | 2.8 | $23,058 | not matched | — |
| NV | 142 | 3.6 | $23,018 | not matched | — |
| WI | 132 | 2.5 | $26,471 | not matched | — |
| AR | 127 | 2.9 | $24,085 | not matched | — |
| IN | 126 | 3.2 | $22,187 | exam | Occupational Riverboat Gambling Licens |
| CT | 114 | 2.5 | $29,858 | not matched | — |
| OK | 108 | 9.9 | $12,113 | not matched | — |
| AL | 97 | 4.5 | $15,624 | not matched | — |
| AK | 96 | 2.6 | $28,951 | not matched | — |
| NM | 91 | 3.3 | $24,715 | licence | Staff Permit Employees |
| MT | 86 | 2.1 | $23,960 | not matched | — |
| ME | 85 | 1.5 | $43,859 | not matched | — |
| LA | 83 | 4.1 | $18,640 | not matched | — |
| KY | 81 | 3.4 | $25,160 | not matched | — |
| KS | 75 | 2.5 | $23,545 | licence | Level III Gaming Occupation |
| NE | 58 | 3.1 | $18,629 | not matched | — |
| IA | 56 | 3.2 | $26,607 | not matched | — |
| VT | 43 | 2.1 | $25,267 | not matched | — |
| DE | 42 | 2.6 | $24,473 | not matched | — |
| WY | 37 | 3.1 | $19,504 | not matched | — |
| RI | 37 | 2.1 | $28,266 | not matched | — |
| NH | 34 | 0.8 | $30,630 | not matched | — |
| MS | 20 | 3.0 | $13,633 | not matched | — |
| SD | 19 | 4.1 | $17,987 | not matched | — |
| WV | 17 | 5.3 | $15,644 | not matched | — |
| ND | 16 | 2.4 | $32,487 | not matched | — |
| DC | 13 | 2.6 | $32,353 | 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.