Where is it easiest to open: Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
16 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-9111” (soc) for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 83 | 83.0 | $68,108 | not matched | — |
| WA | 52 | 86.9 | $82,597 | not matched | — |
| MA | 28 | 55.3 | $76,426 | not matched | — |
| CA | 24 | 41.3 | $49,166 | not matched | — |
| ME | 19 | 46.4 | $55,422 | not matched | — |
| OR | 15 | 57.0 | $55,771 | not matched | — |
| AL | 13 | 24.5 | $33,142 | not matched | — |
| LA | 13 | 18.9 | $65,106 | not matched | — |
| FL | 12 | 88.3 | $47,655 | not matched | — |
| MD | 10 | 17.8 | $65,270 | not matched | — |
| NC | 10 | 19.7 | $29,888 | licence | Bottler |
| VA | 10 | 37.5 | $62,995 | not matched | — |
| MS | 9 | 73.7 | $33,442 | not matched | — |
| TX | 8 | 77.2 | $43,354 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 8 | 41.1 | $45,775 | not matched | — |
| NY | 3 | 83.7 | $106,056 | 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.