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Where is it easiest to open: Finfish Fishing
22 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “None” (title stem) for None. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 343 | 1.3 | $117,848 | not matched | — |
| WA | 297 | 2.7 | $138,611 | not matched | — |
| OR | 113 | 1.3 | $53,736 | not matched | — |
| MA | 101 | 1.8 | $62,853 | not matched | — |
| CA | 90 | 1.8 | $62,349 | not matched | — |
| FL | 80 | 1.1 | $36,739 | not matched | — |
| ME | 55 | 1.2 | $46,353 | not matched | — |
| NY | 34 | 1.1 | $55,744 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 26 | 4.0 | $50,638 | not matched | — |
| TX | 18 | 1.5 | $23,889 | not matched | — |
| HI | 17 | 1.9 | $34,344 | not matched | — |
| VA | 10 | 2.8 | $103,000 | not matched | — |
| RI | 9 | 2.2 | $91,550 | not matched | — |
| MT | 7 | 0.3 | $79,500 | not matched | — |
| MD | 7 | 0.6 | $52,500 | not matched | — |
| LA | 7 | 0.9 | $23,333 | not matched | — |
| NC | 6 | 1.5 | $58,667 | not matched | — |
| DE | 5 | 1.4 | $21,714 | not matched | — |
| OH | 4 | 1.2 | $74,800 | not matched | — |
| NV | 3 | 3.3 | $111,600 | not matched | — |
| MI | 3 | 3.0 | $44,444 | not matched | — |
| ID | 3 | 0.3 | $75,000 | 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.