Where is it easiest to open: Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
20 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-9061” (soc) for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. 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 | 64 | 72.3 | $50,386 | not matched | — |
| IL | 33 | 69.5 | $55,112 | not matched | — |
| TX | 26 | 107.2 | $43,155 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 16 | 36.3 | $52,146 | not matched | — |
| NY | 16 | 44.6 | $48,612 | not matched | — |
| FL | 15 | 17.1 | $30,167 | not matched | — |
| MI | 14 | 142.1 | $54,469 | not matched | — |
| MO | 11 | 48.7 | $43,330 | not matched | — |
| MA | 10 | 141.7 | $75,226 | not matched | — |
| WI | 10 | 161.2 | $62,014 | not matched | — |
| WA | 8 | 59.9 | $58,326 | not matched | — |
| OR | 7 | 107.1 | $45,264 | not matched | — |
| CO | 4 | 79.2 | $49,454 | exam | Certified Weigher's License; Egg Seller |
| PA | 4 | 101.5 | $43,160 | not matched | — |
| ID | 3 | 184.0 | $59,076 | not matched | — |
| MN | 3 | 16.0 | $51,396 | licence | Bulk Milk Hauler & Sampler License |
| CT | 3 | 1.7 | $45,400 | licence | Milk Examiner; Operator Of Weighing & Measuring Devic |
| NC | 3 | 35.7 | $41,813 | exam | Antifreeze Registration; Livestock Market |
| OH | 3 | 748.3 | $49,064 | licence | Weigher, Sampler, and Tester License |
| UT | 3 | 161.3 | $52,870 | 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.