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Overview
Occupational licensing affects more than 20% of workers in the United States. The extent of occupational licensing greatly differs across states. From both a research and public policy standpoint, it is important to have a comprehensive measure of occupational licensure across states and occupations.
In 2024, the state with the highest occupational licensing burden is Texas (#1), followed by Arkansas (#2), Tennessee (#3), Oregon (#4), and Alabama (#5); the state with the lowest occupational licensing burden is Kansas (#51), preceded by Missouri (#50), Wyoming (#49), Indiana (#48), and New York (#47).
| Overall Ranking | State | Barriers Score | Barriers Total | Licenses Score | Licenses Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column 1 Value | Column 2 Value | Column 3 Value | Column 4 Value | Column 5 Value | Column 6 Value |
| Column 1 Value 2 | Column 2 Value 2 | Column 3 Value 2 | Column 4 Value 2 | Column 5 Value 2 | Column 6 Value 2 |
| Column 1 Value 3 | Column 2 Value 3 | Column 3 Value 3 | Column 4 Value 3 | Column 5 Value 3 | Column 6 Value 3 |
| Column 1 Value 4 | Column 2 Value 4 | Column 3 Value 4 | Column 4 Value 4 | Column 5 Value 4 | Column 6 Value 4 |
| Column 1 Value 5 | Column 2 Value 5 | Column 3 Value 5 | Column 4 Value 5 | Column 5 Value 5 | Column 6 Value 5 |
| Column 1 Value 6 | Column 2 Value 6 | Column 3 Value 6 | Column 4 Value 6 | Column 5 Value 6 | Column 6 Value 6 |
| Column 1 Value 7 | Column 2 Value 7 | Column 3 Value 7 | Column 4 Value 7 | Column 5 Value 7 | Column 6 Value 7 |
| Column 1 Value 8 | Column 2 Value 8 | Column 3 Value 8 | Column 4 Value 8 | Column 5 Value 8 | Column 6 Value 8 |
| Column 1 Value 9 | Column 2 Value 9 | Column 3 Value 9 | Column 4 Value 9 | Column 5 Value 9 | Column 6 Value 9 |
| State | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 |
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| 3 | Column 2 Value | Column 3 Value | Column 4 Value | Column 5 Value | Column 6 Value | Column 7 Value | Column 8 Value | Column 9 Value |
| 5 | Column 2 Value 2 | Column 3 Value 2 | Column 4 Value 2 | Column 5 Value 2 | Column 6 Value 2 | Column 7 Value 2 | Column 8 Value 2 | Column 9 Value 2 |
| 8 | Column 2 Value 3 | Column 3 Value 3 | Column 4 Value 3 | Column 5 Value 3 | Column 6 Value 3 | Column 7 Value 3 | Column 8 Value 3 | Column 9 Value 3 |
| Column 1 Value 4 | Column 2 Value 4 | Column 3 Value 4 | Column 4 Value 4 | Column 5 Value 4 | Column 6 Value 4 | Column 7 Value 4 | Column 8 Value 4 | Column 9 Value 4 |
| Column 1 Value 5 | Column 2 Value 5 | Column 3 Value 5 | Column 4 Value 5 | Column 5 Value 5 | Column 6 Value 5 | Column 7 Value 5 | Column 8 Value 5 | Column 9 Value 5 |
| Column 1 Value 6 | Column 2 Value 6 | Column 3 Value 6 | Column 4 Value 6 | Column 5 Value 6 | Column 6 Value 6 | Column 7 Value 6 | Column 8 Value 6 | Column 9 Value 6 |
| Column 1 Value 7 | Column 2 Value 7 | Column 3 Value 7 | Column 4 Value 7 | Column 5 Value 7 | Column 6 Value 7 | Column 7 Value 7 | Column 8 Value 7 | Column 9 Value 7 |
| Column 1 Value 8 | Column 2 Value 8 | Column 3 Value 8 | Column 4 Value 8 | Column 5 Value 8 | Column 6 Value 8 | Column 7 Value 8 | Column 8 Value 8 | Column 9 Value 8 |
| Column 1 Value 9 | Column 2 Value 9 | Column 3 Value 9 | Column 4 Value 9 | Column 5 Value 9 | Column 6 Value 9 | Column 7 Value 9 | Column 8 Value 9 | Column 9 Value 9 |
| Column 1 Value 10 | Column 2 Value 10 | Column 3 Value 10 | Column 4 Value 10 | Column 5 Value 10 | Column 6 Value 10 | Column 7 Value 10 | Column 8 Value 10 | Column 9 Value 10 |
| Column 1 Value 11 | Column 2 Value 11 | Column 3 Value 11 | Column 4 Value 11 | Column 5 Value 11 | Column 6 Value 11 | Column 7 Value 11 | Column 8 Value 11 | Column 9 Value 11 |
| Column 1 Value 12 | Column 2 Value 12 | Column 3 Value 12 | Column 4 Value 12 | Column 5 Value 12 | Column 6 Value 12 | Column 7 Value 12 | Column 8 Value 12 | Column 9 Value 12 |
| Column 1 Value 13 | Column 2 Value 13 | Column 3 Value 13 | Column 4 Value 13 | Column 5 Value 13 | Column 6 Value 13 | Column 7 Value 13 | Column 8 Value 13 | Column 9 Value 13 |
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