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License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from Occupational Licensing

Table 7: States Ranked by Burden of Licensing Requirements

Rank	States	Number of Low-Income Occupations Licensed	Average Fees	Average Education & Experience (Days)	Average Exams	Minimum Grade Level	Minimum Age
1	Hawaii	43	$367	724	2	1	13
2	Arkansas	52	$212	689	1	3	6
3	Nevada	55	$505	601	2	2	7
4	Florida	45	$274	603	1	2	15
5	Arizona	64	$455	599	2	2	5
6	Oregon	59	$267	568	1	1	13
7	California	62	$300	549	1	2	12
8	Virginia	46	$153	462	1	1	11
9	Vermont	27	$174	402	2	3	8
10	Maryland	42	$198	446	1	1	7
11	Oklahoma	29	$116	416	2	2	9
12	New Mexico	52	$158	413	1	2	8
13	Utah	46	$269	417	2	0	4
14	South Carolina	51	$166	402	1	1	7
15	Kentucky	27	$230	324	2	4	8
16	Ohio	31	$137	341	1	3	9
17	Texas	34	$304	326	2	2	10
18	Georgia	33	$167	324	2	3	8
19	New York	33	$145	283	2	2	11
20	New Jersey	48	$179	292	1	3	6
21	Michigan	42	$198	256	1	3	14
22	South Dakota	28	$166	271	2	2	9
23	Washington, D.C.	41	$240	311	1	1	6
24	Minnesota	36	$164	290	2	2	5
25	Massachusetts	37	$181	293	1	1	6
26	Indiana	28	$147	251	1	2	12
27	West Virginia	49	$132	247	2	2	7
28	New Hampshire	34	$209	230	2	2	8
29	North Carolina	48	$180	250	1	1	7
30	Maine	39	$206	226	1	2	6
31	Illinois	40	$249	203	1	3	10
32	Wyoming	24	$173	196	2	3	9
33	Colorado	28	$195	227	1	1	10
34	Tennessee	53	$218	222	1	1	7
35	Missouri	31	$100	220	1	1	10
36	Idaho	47	$122	240	1	1	5
37	Rhode Island	49	$164	211	1	1	12
38	Alabama	47	$319	182	2	2	5
39	Connecticut	54	$173	230	1	1	4
40	Alaska	44	$373	179	1	1	6
41	Washington	54	$152	199	1	1	7
42	Delaware	49	$94	195	1	1	6
43	Louisiana	71	$214	163	1	2	6
44	Kansas	34	$88	166	1	2	5
45	Mississippi	55	$198	155	2	2	5
46	Iowa	54	$141	181	1	1	6
47	North Dakota	40	$107	132	1	2	13
48	Wisconsin	47	$209	145	1	1	8
49	Montana	44	$131	133	1	3	7
50	Nebraska	45	$140	147	1	2	6
51	Pennsylvania	44	$176	113	1	1	7

(Last updated April 24, 2012)

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