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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 5,047 | 7.0 | $81,293 | not matched | — |
| FL | 2,521 | 8.4 | $51,733 | not matched | — |
| CA | 1,387 | 9.2 | $50,773 | not matched | — |
| IL | 849 | 7.1 | $54,886 | not matched | — |
| HI | 848 | 5.7 | $43,605 | not matched | — |
| TX | 682 | 7.5 | $47,718 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 680 | 5.1 | $43,349 | not matched | — |
| PA | 375 | 9.4 | $40,800 | not matched | — |
| WA | 372 | 4.2 | $42,582 | not matched | — |
| CO | 327 | 10.8 | $64,086 | not matched | — |
| VA | 316 | 7.6 | $50,168 | not matched | — |
| MD | 301 | 7.4 | $47,685 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| MA | 266 | 6.9 | $43,735 | not matched | — |
| MI | 252 | 3.9 | $43,148 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| CT | 210 | 8.1 | $57,429 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 203 | 20.6 | $39,324 | not matched | — |
| OH | 184 | 6.0 | $48,255 | not matched | — |
| NC | 178 | 10.9 | $53,504 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| MO | 167 | 7.1 | $40,928 | not matched | — |
| OR | 151 | 6.1 | $39,973 | licence | Lobbyist |
| DC | 145 | 5.7 | $60,049 | not matched | — |
| SC | 144 | 18.4 | $47,707 | not matched | — |
| WI | 141 | 4.3 | $133,833 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| GA | 126 | 7.5 | $51,751 | not matched | — |
| NV | 114 | 14.8 | $41,088 | not matched | — |
| MN | 110 | 7.0 | $34,607 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| TN | 105 | 8.4 | $31,985 | not matched | — |
| UT | 99 | 7.4 | $54,056 | not matched | — |
| IN | 92 | 13.1 | $99,220 | not matched | — |
| LA | 80 | 4.4 | $48,089 | not matched | — |
| ID | 71 | 5.0 | $44,332 | not matched | — |
| AL | 67 | 5.1 | $82,506 | not matched | — |
| OK | 65 | 5.2 | $44,132 | not matched | — |
| NH | 65 | 5.6 | $36,352 | licence | Lobbyist |
| NM | 59 | 6.4 | $43,162 | not matched | — |
| AR | 45 | 16.1 | $35,377 | licence | Lobbyist |
| KY | 44 | 9.2 | $64,131 | not matched | — |
| VT | 44 | 6.6 | $47,526 | not matched | — |
| MT | 43 | 3.3 | $42,736 | not matched | — |
| ME | 42 | 5.8 | $34,206 | not matched | — |
| DE | 41 | 3.6 | $47,041 | not matched | — |
| KS | 39 | 4.8 | $50,661 | not matched | — |
| RI | 34 | 4.7 | $64,631 | not matched | — |
| IA | 32 | 2.7 | $58,023 | not matched | — |
| WV | 30 | 6.0 | $24,436 | not matched | — |
| NE | 22 | 4.3 | $42,284 | licence | Lobbyist |
| SD | 21 | 1.9 | $54,410 | not matched | — |
| MS | 21 | 4.5 | $37,263 | not matched | — |
| AK | 16 | 5.8 | $47,185 | not matched | — |
| WY | 11 | 5.3 | $61,414 | not matched | — |
| ND | 6 | 8.8 | $46,585 | licence | Lobbyists |
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.