Where is it easiest to open: Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing
10 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 | 51 | 68.6 | $59,497 | not matched | — |
| UT | 9 | 69.6 | $57,358 | not matched | — |
| IL | 8 | 78.1 | $64,093 | not matched | — |
| WI | 6 | 66.8 | $64,791 | not matched | — |
| NM | 5 | 29.6 | $53,993 | not matched | — |
| ID | 5 | 158.2 | $59,845 | not matched | — |
| MA | 4 | 72.2 | $80,678 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 3 | 41.3 | $65,427 | not matched | — |
| OR | 3 | 55.3 | $29,373 | not matched | — |
| TX | 3 | 15.0 | $35,800 | 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.