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Where is it easiest to open: Cheese Manufacturing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 143 | 134.4 | $64,726 | not matched | — |
| CA | 43 | 119.1 | $68,028 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 15 | 45.2 | $52,751 | not matched | — |
| OH | 13 | 161.9 | $62,338 | not matched | — |
| PA | 11 | 67.2 | $77,831 | not matched | — |
| IL | 9 | 129.3 | $62,226 | not matched | — |
| NY | 7 | 44.1 | $56,447 | not matched | — |
| VT | 7 | 23.7 | $61,849 | not matched | — |
| WA | 7 | 45.3 | $65,836 | not matched | — |
| MN | 5 | 80.0 | $65,305 | not matched | — |
| CT | 3 | 57.7 | $62,399 | not matched | — |
| MA | 3 | 4.7 | $28,214 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 10.3 | $26,710 | not matched | — |
| UT | 3 | 526.3 | $67,125 | 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.