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Where is it easiest to open: Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 83 | 63.2 | $59,422 | not matched | — |
| NY | 59 | 20.7 | $44,380 | not matched | — |
| CA | 56 | 80.0 | $47,336 | not matched | — |
| IL | 35 | 67.4 | $80,858 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 25 | 11.4 | $33,392 | not matched | — |
| FL | 22 | 18.5 | $30,047 | not matched | — |
| WA | 21 | 19.4 | $46,206 | not matched | — |
| MA | 19 | 17.4 | $19,942 | not matched | — |
| ME | 17 | 8.7 | $28,196 | not matched | — |
| OR | 17 | 6.5 | $35,773 | not matched | — |
| OH | 14 | 17.9 | $26,588 | not matched | — |
| TX | 14 | 27.4 | $47,576 | not matched | — |
| WI | 13 | 29.6 | $58,509 | not matched | — |
| TN | 12 | 13.2 | $25,679 | not matched | — |
| UT | 8 | 10.0 | $19,475 | not matched | — |
| MI | 8 | 11.5 | $20,891 | not matched | — |
| GA | 8 | 19.5 | $34,744 | not matched | — |
| NV | 7 | 18.3 | $64,023 | not matched | — |
| CO | 7 | 11.0 | $35,987 | not matched | — |
| VT | 7 | 37.9 | $41,947 | not matched | — |
| MN | 6 | 10.2 | $38,098 | not matched | — |
| IN | 6 | 13.0 | $23,795 | not matched | — |
| NH | 6 | 21.5 | $24,155 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 5 | 10.8 | $24,593 | not matched | — |
| AL | 4 | 6.0 | $13,750 | not matched | — |
| LA | 4 | 8.0 | $41,312 | not matched | — |
| CT | 4 | 19.0 | $39,711 | not matched | — |
| SC | 3 | 12.3 | $16,054 | not matched | — |
| NC | 3 | 10.3 | $19,258 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 6.7 | $28,950 | not matched | — |
| RI | 3 | 7.0 | $20,619 | not matched | — |
| NM | 3 | 8.0 | $19,667 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 16.0 | $34,792 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 6.7 | $34,000 | 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.