Of the more than 500 occupations surveyed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women on average earn more than men in just seven professions and earn less than men in all other jobs. People gather on ...

1) Licensing exists to protect the public. Rigorous standards and a minimum level of qualification are critical for highly complex, technical professions that affect public health, safety, and welfare ...

For years, professional associations and regulatory boards lacked hard data that demonstrated the value of licensing amid state regulatory threats to licensure in highly technical professions. In 2020 ...