Where is it easiest to open: Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 55 | 86.3 | $65,461 | not matched | — |
| TX | 8 | 154.8 | $37,379 | not matched | — |
| MN | 4 | 27.2 | $59,844 | not matched | — |
| MA | 3 | 39.0 | $74,940 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 3 | 135.0 | $52,802 | not matched | — |
| NC | 3 | 137.0 | $57,623 | licence | Bottler |
| ND | 3 | 69.7 | $41,646 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 90.0 | $50,374 | not matched | — |
| OR | 3 | 8.3 | $42,560 | not matched | — |
| IL | 3 | 13.0 | $39,205 | not matched | — |
| FL | 3 | 13.3 | $55,275 | 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.