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Where is it easiest to open: Business Associations
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 27-3031” (soc) for Public Relations Specialists. 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 | 1,277 | 6.5 | $96,106 | not matched | — |
| TX | 851 | 6.9 | $81,211 | not matched | — |
| FL | 648 | 5.5 | $76,507 | not matched | — |
| IL | 611 | 11.2 | $105,141 | not matched | — |
| NY | 570 | 8.8 | $94,056 | not matched | — |
| DC | 497 | 25.1 | $184,950 | not matched | — |
| VA | 452 | 21.0 | $116,585 | not matched | — |
| OH | 439 | 7.8 | $84,707 | not matched | — |
| PA | 421 | 5.8 | $76,170 | not matched | — |
| GA | 342 | 6.6 | $97,511 | not matched | — |
| WA | 339 | 6.2 | $92,738 | not matched | — |
| WI | 336 | 6.0 | $80,140 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| MI | 328 | 6.8 | $77,577 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| MN | 303 | 6.0 | $70,472 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| NC | 297 | 8.0 | $82,582 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| MA | 290 | 6.0 | $90,859 | not matched | — |
| CO | 280 | 6.1 | $86,614 | not matched | — |
| MO | 277 | 6.6 | $91,160 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 267 | 6.8 | $101,882 | not matched | — |
| OR | 247 | 5.7 | $78,099 | licence | Lobbyist |
| IN | 243 | 5.9 | $79,428 | not matched | — |
| MD | 217 | 8.3 | $103,251 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| IA | 216 | 5.2 | $84,263 | not matched | — |
| KS | 198 | 5.0 | $67,686 | not matched | — |
| TN | 190 | 9.4 | $90,480 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 189 | 5.5 | $76,593 | not matched | — |
| LA | 172 | 5.3 | $70,256 | not matched | — |
| AL | 171 | 4.5 | $73,380 | not matched | — |
| SC | 164 | 6.8 | $85,380 | not matched | — |
| OK | 144 | 5.6 | $81,347 | not matched | — |
| KY | 143 | 5.3 | $79,583 | not matched | — |
| CT | 141 | 12.4 | $90,997 | not matched | — |
| MS | 135 | 4.0 | $69,140 | not matched | — |
| AR | 128 | 4.6 | $73,135 | licence | Lobbyist |
| ME | 122 | 3.9 | $64,858 | not matched | — |
| NE | 111 | 5.8 | $74,421 | licence | Lobbyist |
| UT | 99 | 6.3 | $95,726 | not matched | — |
| NH | 92 | 5.2 | $89,994 | licence | Lobbyist |
| MT | 89 | 4.9 | $66,917 | not matched | — |
| NM | 85 | 4.6 | $64,612 | not matched | — |
| ID | 83 | 4.9 | $77,582 | not matched | — |
| NV | 82 | 5.7 | $72,794 | not matched | — |
| ND | 68 | 5.3 | $72,234 | licence | Lobbyists |
| SD | 68 | 4.9 | $67,491 | not matched | — |
| AK | 60 | 3.6 | $63,628 | not matched | — |
| RI | 60 | 4.1 | $77,761 | not matched | — |
| VT | 59 | 3.8 | $64,221 | not matched | — |
| WV | 55 | 3.3 | $86,071 | not matched | — |
| DE | 49 | 7.0 | $66,304 | not matched | — |
| HI | 40 | 4.7 | $80,418 | not matched | — |
| WY | 39 | 4.0 | $66,782 | 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.