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Where is it easiest to open: Meat Processed from Carcasses
37 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-3023” (soc) for Slaughterers and Meat Packers. 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 | 123 | 58.6 | $58,165 | not matched | — |
| TX | 88 | 92.8 | $54,421 | not matched | — |
| IL | 68 | 163.0 | $59,730 | not matched | — |
| NY | 54 | 34.0 | $60,382 | not matched | — |
| PA | 42 | 131.1 | $56,216 | not matched | — |
| WI | 36 | 161.0 | $63,665 | not matched | — |
| MI | 27 | 90.4 | $57,429 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 24 | 92.6 | $62,918 | not matched | — |
| MA | 20 | 104.7 | $63,294 | not matched | — |
| NE | 20 | 199.3 | $55,699 | not matched | — |
| OK | 19 | 158.6 | $43,290 | not matched | — |
| FL | 18 | 22.4 | $48,468 | not matched | — |
| CO | 18 | 49.1 | $54,576 | not matched | — |
| MO | 17 | 60.1 | $54,610 | not matched | — |
| IA | 17 | 281.1 | $58,942 | not matched | — |
| OH | 17 | 75.0 | $64,525 | not matched | — |
| WA | 16 | 64.3 | $78,374 | not matched | — |
| OR | 14 | 43.1 | $58,422 | not matched | — |
| LA | 12 | 24.1 | $42,266 | not matched | — |
| MT | 11 | 5.3 | $34,103 | not matched | — |
| HI | 11 | 21.2 | $45,506 | not matched | — |
| RI | 10 | 67.7 | $47,133 | not matched | — |
| NM | 10 | 10.2 | $28,618 | not matched | — |
| NC | 9 | 64.4 | $51,090 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 9 | 13.2 | $57,496 | not matched | — |
| TN | 9 | 296.1 | $52,473 | not matched | — |
| CT | 8 | 26.1 | $43,311 | not matched | — |
| UT | 8 | 171.5 | $53,985 | not matched | — |
| ID | 7 | 114.9 | $43,582 | not matched | — |
| KS | 6 | 316.2 | $55,827 | not matched | — |
| GA | 6 | 68.7 | $56,150 | not matched | — |
| IN | 5 | 88.8 | $49,858 | not matched | — |
| NV | 5 | 35.2 | $72,841 | not matched | — |
| MD | 4 | 50.8 | $58,842 | not matched | — |
| KY | 3 | 60.3 | $32,547 | not matched | — |
| VT | 3 | 40.3 | $66,347 | not matched | — |
| MS | 3 | 14.7 | $42,545 | 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.