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43 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 49-9031” (soc) for Home Appliance Repairers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 371 | 3.1 | $43,140 | not matched | — |
| CA | 357 | 3.8 | $44,195 | not matched | — |
| NY | 246 | 3.9 | $46,764 | not matched | — |
| TX | 153 | 5.0 | $42,289 | not matched | — |
| IL | 126 | 3.5 | $41,309 | not matched | — |
| PA | 75 | 4.4 | $43,970 | not matched | — |
| NC | 74 | 3.7 | $35,783 | not matched | — |
| CO | 73 | 2.8 | $41,502 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 72 | 3.3 | $43,068 | not matched | — |
| MA | 68 | 4.8 | $52,868 | not matched | — |
| WA | 64 | 3.1 | $48,849 | not matched | — |
| GA | 60 | 3.0 | $42,061 | not matched | — |
| OH | 52 | 4.3 | $39,465 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 51 | 3.2 | $33,463 | not matched | — |
| MD | 49 | 3.3 | $46,348 | not matched | — |
| MI | 49 | 4.7 | $35,004 | not matched | — |
| NV | 48 | 3.9 | $41,316 | not matched | — |
| SC | 42 | 2.8 | $38,612 | not matched | — |
| VA | 41 | 3.9 | $38,440 | not matched | — |
| OR | 40 | 3.3 | $31,894 | licence | Apprentice, Registered (Industrial Tra |
| MN | 39 | 3.1 | $39,574 | not matched | — |
| IN | 37 | 3.8 | $36,712 | not matched | — |
| MO | 34 | 3.1 | $41,240 | not matched | — |
| CT | 34 | 3.0 | $42,853 | not matched | — |
| UT | 31 | 3.0 | $35,828 | not matched | — |
| TN | 29 | 2.9 | $32,928 | not matched | — |
| WI | 28 | 2.1 | $34,250 | not matched | — |
| AL | 19 | 2.1 | $27,825 | not matched | — |
| KS | 19 | 2.9 | $31,411 | not matched | — |
| LA | 18 | 2.9 | $33,077 | not matched | — |
| HI | 17 | 2.2 | $39,711 | not matched | — |
| OK | 14 | 3.1 | $29,295 | not matched | — |
| KY | 13 | 2.8 | $38,000 | not matched | — |
| NE | 12 | 2.2 | $32,926 | not matched | — |
| ID | 12 | 2.9 | $38,000 | not matched | — |
| RI | 12 | 2.4 | $40,862 | not matched | — |
| NM | 10 | 2.2 | $35,045 | not matched | — |
| IA | 10 | 2.6 | $37,115 | not matched | — |
| AR | 8 | 6.6 | $44,868 | not matched | — |
| DE | 8 | 2.6 | $50,857 | not matched | — |
| ME | 7 | 2.4 | $31,647 | not matched | — |
| MT | 6 | 2.8 | $39,235 | not matched | — |
| NH | 6 | 4.0 | $43,000 | 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.