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Where is it easiest to open: Political Organizations
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 | 246 | 2.9 | $96,059 | not matched | — |
| DC | 170 | 9.9 | $102,498 | not matched | — |
| TX | 140 | 3.0 | $65,847 | not matched | — |
| VA | 114 | 2.9 | $72,054 | not matched | — |
| PA | 103 | 6.3 | $42,229 | not matched | — |
| WA | 94 | 3.0 | $89,195 | not matched | — |
| IL | 92 | 3.2 | $61,277 | not matched | — |
| NY | 90 | 5.3 | $61,240 | not matched | — |
| FL | 55 | 5.1 | $46,575 | not matched | — |
| OR | 53 | 3.3 | $22,920 | licence | Lobbyist |
| AZ | 49 | 2.7 | $96,123 | not matched | — |
| MD | 42 | 2.4 | $63,600 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| MA | 39 | 2.8 | $62,910 | not matched | — |
| CO | 38 | 2.5 | $51,779 | not matched | — |
| OH | 34 | 4.3 | $70,555 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 33 | 2.8 | $64,415 | not matched | — |
| NC | 32 | 3.8 | $55,780 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| MI | 27 | 7.0 | $53,979 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| GA | 23 | 4.1 | $65,653 | not matched | — |
| MN | 23 | 8.1 | $106,754 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| NV | 22 | 4.2 | $62,098 | not matched | — |
| WI | 20 | 12.4 | $43,771 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| MO | 18 | 2.7 | $64,479 | not matched | — |
| DE | 17 | 9.0 | $97,353 | not matched | — |
| NE | 14 | 2.9 | $47,425 | licence | Lobbyist |
| UT | 13 | 3.7 | $50,208 | not matched | — |
| IN | 13 | 3.8 | $65,245 | not matched | — |
| KY | 13 | 6.9 | $106,500 | not matched | — |
| RI | 11 | 0.5 | $102,000 | not matched | — |
| CT | 10 | 7.6 | $110,289 | not matched | — |
| VT | 10 | 2.8 | $44,036 | not matched | — |
| MS | 10 | 3.4 | $79,706 | not matched | — |
| IA | 10 | 1.8 | $100,167 | not matched | — |
| AK | 10 | 2.2 | $54,000 | not matched | — |
| NH | 10 | 4.3 | $56,395 | licence | Lobbyist |
| TN | 10 | 2.3 | $61,391 | not matched | — |
| AL | 9 | 2.1 | $55,158 | not matched | — |
| MT | 9 | 2.1 | $78,842 | not matched | — |
| LA | 8 | 2.5 | $51,150 | not matched | — |
| WV | 7 | 2.0 | $54,571 | not matched | — |
| ID | 7 | 3.6 | $46,640 | not matched | — |
| WY | 6 | 2.2 | $49,769 | not matched | — |
| SD | 6 | 3.3 | $23,150 | not matched | — |
| NM | 6 | 3.0 | $63,778 | not matched | — |
| KS | 6 | 3.8 | $31,870 | not matched | — |
| AR | 6 | 2.8 | $39,588 | licence | Lobbyist |
| OK | 6 | 7.7 | $19,217 | not matched | — |
| ME | 5 | 4.4 | $57,591 | not matched | — |
| ND | 5 | 2.2 | $35,636 | licence | Lobbyists |
| SC | 5 | 3.8 | $51,105 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 1.3 | $58,250 | 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.