Where is it easiest to open: Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills
15 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 | 102 | 22.9 | $49,448 | not matched | — |
| NC | 37 | 57.4 | $41,732 | exam | Antifreeze Registration; Livestock Market |
| NY | 32 | 6.7 | $80,509 | not matched | — |
| SC | 16 | 88.7 | $40,240 | not matched | — |
| FL | 16 | 5.2 | $45,488 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 15 | 11.4 | $51,620 | not matched | — |
| TX | 12 | 15.2 | $39,787 | not matched | — |
| PA | 10 | 11.0 | $47,509 | not matched | — |
| IL | 6 | 34.0 | $72,402 | not matched | — |
| UT | 4 | 17.8 | $65,775 | not matched | — |
| MA | 4 | 34.5 | $62,290 | not matched | — |
| GA | 4 | 29.0 | $52,043 | not matched | — |
| TN | 3 | 46.3 | $26,799 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 11.0 | $54,091 | licence | Weigher, Sampler, and Tester License |
| MO | 3 | 4.3 | $26,923 | 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.