Where is it easiest to open: Flour Milling
10 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 | 9 | 55.6 | $77,366 | not matched | — |
| TX | 7 | 44.0 | $63,870 | not matched | — |
| MO | 6 | 70.3 | $61,346 | not matched | — |
| NY | 4 | 40.0 | $59,831 | not matched | — |
| ND | 4 | 25.2 | $85,604 | not matched | — |
| WA | 3 | 40.3 | $74,752 | not matched | — |
| NC | 3 | 24.0 | $23,250 | licence | Bottler |
| OH | 3 | 38.3 | $84,783 | not matched | — |
| TN | 3 | 65.7 | $78,670 | not matched | — |
| UT | 3 | 93.0 | $93,319 | 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.