Where is it easiest to open: Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery
7 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-9061” (soc) for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. 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 | 14 | 12.2 | $59,070 | not matched | — |
| RI | 9 | 48.0 | $50,829 | not matched | — |
| FL | 6 | 9.0 | $46,667 | not matched | — |
| PA | 4 | 80.0 | $64,412 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 3 | 15.7 | $62,617 | not matched | — |
| MA | 3 | 10.7 | $42,312 | not matched | — |
| NC | 3 | 75.7 | $40,128 | exam | Antifreeze Registration; Livestock Market |
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.