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Where is it easiest to open: Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 53 | 36.1 | $51,676 | not matched | — |
| TX | 31 | 31.6 | $41,792 | not matched | — |
| IL | 24 | 95.7 | $69,109 | not matched | — |
| NY | 22 | 59.4 | $55,873 | not matched | — |
| PA | 18 | 149.4 | $57,774 | not matched | — |
| FL | 12 | 10.5 | $38,159 | not matched | — |
| UT | 11 | 47.1 | $41,208 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 8 | 75.6 | $53,109 | not matched | — |
| GA | 8 | 8.8 | $44,214 | not matched | — |
| MI | 7 | 15.0 | $23,914 | not matched | — |
| HI | 6 | 40.5 | $57,498 | not matched | — |
| NV | 5 | 49.0 | $56,849 | not matched | — |
| OR | 5 | 65.4 | $97,211 | not matched | — |
| TN | 5 | 20.8 | $56,413 | not matched | — |
| WA | 4 | 68.2 | $33,828 | not matched | — |
| NC | 4 | 404.8 | $58,904 | not matched | — |
| SC | 3 | 2.3 | $28,571 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 92.0 | $79,188 | not matched | — |
| MN | 3 | 11.7 | $36,943 | 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.