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Where is it easiest to open: Nonchocolate Confectionery Manufacturing
21 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-3092” (soc) for Food Batchmakers. 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 | 55 | 20.7 | $57,785 | not matched | — |
| TX | 23 | 20.3 | $48,635 | not matched | — |
| OR | 18 | 59.6 | $59,432 | not matched | — |
| IL | 18 | 156.8 | $74,797 | not matched | — |
| UT | 15 | 37.7 | $57,323 | not matched | — |
| CO | 11 | 15.5 | $52,895 | not matched | — |
| NY | 11 | 26.3 | $45,806 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 10 | 25.9 | $50,498 | not matched | — |
| PA | 10 | 115.6 | $72,355 | not matched | — |
| FL | 8 | 6.1 | $32,286 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 7 | 33.4 | $81,803 | not matched | — |
| MA | 7 | 24.9 | $52,598 | not matched | — |
| TN | 6 | 96.2 | $56,104 | not matched | — |
| HI | 5 | 10.6 | $30,981 | not matched | — |
| WI | 4 | 8.2 | $13,758 | not matched | — |
| MO | 4 | 2.8 | $106,909 | not matched | — |
| LA | 4 | 9.0 | $39,167 | not matched | — |
| WA | 4 | 11.0 | $47,091 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 12.3 | $73,189 | not matched | — |
| RI | 3 | 10.0 | $28,800 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 6.0 | $24,889 | 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.