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Where is it easiest to open: Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans
14 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 | 29 | 33.7 | $55,735 | not matched | — |
| MA | 8 | 17.9 | $33,455 | not matched | — |
| IL | 8 | 86.4 | $87,126 | not matched | — |
| OR | 6 | 4.7 | $30,893 | not matched | — |
| NY | 6 | 22.5 | $51,874 | not matched | — |
| NM | 5 | 6.6 | $20,697 | not matched | — |
| UT | 5 | 7.6 | $55,526 | not matched | — |
| WA | 4 | 45.5 | $66,835 | not matched | — |
| PA | 4 | 136.8 | $83,057 | not matched | — |
| NC | 3 | 9.0 | $34,370 | not matched | — |
| ME | 3 | 10.7 | $37,312 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 3 | 82.3 | $60,923 | not matched | — |
| DE | 3 | 39.0 | $56,419 | not matched | — |
| GA | 3 | 4.7 | $25,214 | 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.