Where is it easiest to open: Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
21 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-9111” (soc) for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 35 | 21.2 | $68,228 | not matched | — |
| UT | 10 | 97.7 | $57,230 | not matched | — |
| FL | 7 | 5.0 | $40,171 | not matched | — |
| IL | 7 | 10.6 | $88,203 | not matched | — |
| PA | 6 | 120.2 | $60,820 | not matched | — |
| MO | 6 | 141.2 | $74,555 | not matched | — |
| WI | 6 | 52.0 | $72,458 | not matched | — |
| NV | 5 | 4.6 | $39,174 | not matched | — |
| NE | 4 | 40.2 | $93,161 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 4 | 8.5 | $70,059 | not matched | — |
| CT | 4 | 9.2 | $55,649 | not matched | — |
| DE | 4 | 9.0 | $25,444 | not matched | — |
| NY | 4 | 68.5 | $89,923 | not matched | — |
| TX | 4 | 1.8 | $37,857 | not matched | — |
| AL | 3 | 257.0 | $45,551 | not matched | — |
| GA | 3 | 19.0 | $28,281 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 622.7 | $55,208 | not matched | — |
| VT | 3 | 2.3 | $24,286 | not matched | — |
| VA | 3 | 1.0 | $5,667 | not matched | — |
| WA | 3 | 37.0 | $68,027 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 149.0 | $136,667 | 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.