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Where is it easiest to open: Tortilla Manufacturing
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 109 | 29.1 | $42,751 | not matched | — |
| CA | 65 | 61.3 | $47,575 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 21 | 35.6 | $44,349 | not matched | — |
| IL | 15 | 85.2 | $48,241 | not matched | — |
| CO | 11 | 42.2 | $54,659 | not matched | — |
| WA | 7 | 12.3 | $54,163 | not matched | — |
| NM | 6 | 42.2 | $38,000 | not matched | — |
| OK | 4 | 13.2 | $26,208 | not matched | — |
| MN | 3 | 28.0 | $34,500 | not matched | — |
| UT | 3 | 4.7 | $38,000 | not matched | — |
| GA | 3 | 207.0 | $67,002 | 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.