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Where is it easiest to open: Hunting and Trapping
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 29 | 3.2 | $31,613 | not matched | — |
| SC | 8 | 3.9 | $50,226 | not matched | — |
| CA | 6 | 4.2 | $30,160 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 4 | 3.2 | $96,692 | not matched | — |
| MN | 3 | 2.3 | $51,857 | not matched | — |
| MI | 3 | 3.7 | $43,909 | not matched | — |
| GA | 3 | 2.7 | $26,625 | not matched | — |
| SD | 3 | 2.0 | $33,167 | not matched | — |
| FL | 3 | 1.0 | $12,000 | not matched | — |
| PA | 3 | 4.3 | $29,077 | 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.