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41 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “sewing” (title stem) for Sewing Machine Operators. 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 | 124 | 10.5 | $54,112 | not matched | — |
| FL | 117 | 10.3 | $52,312 | not matched | — |
| NY | 42 | 17.2 | $53,913 | not matched | — |
| OH | 38 | 12.6 | $56,635 | not matched | — |
| TX | 34 | 33.2 | $46,542 | not matched | — |
| WA | 29 | 9.4 | $52,945 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 25 | 8.0 | $45,294 | not matched | — |
| MI | 25 | 20.1 | $55,684 | not matched | — |
| PA | 24 | 16.5 | $60,073 | not matched | — |
| MA | 23 | 10.3 | $50,785 | not matched | — |
| ME | 21 | 3.8 | $47,975 | not matched | — |
| CO | 18 | 9.1 | $46,221 | not matched | — |
| IL | 17 | 16.4 | $42,295 | not matched | — |
| WI | 16 | 13.0 | $49,524 | not matched | — |
| IN | 14 | 35.9 | $52,018 | not matched | — |
| OR | 13 | 15.5 | $52,841 | not matched | — |
| NC | 12 | 11.2 | $59,657 | not matched | — |
| MD | 12 | 10.8 | $57,767 | not matched | — |
| ID | 10 | 7.0 | $53,086 | not matched | — |
| SC | 10 | 26.2 | $40,405 | not matched | — |
| UT | 8 | 34.2 | $80,869 | not matched | — |
| HI | 8 | 4.4 | $55,600 | not matched | — |
| KY | 8 | 42.0 | $41,253 | not matched | — |
| MO | 7 | 29.9 | $52,890 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 7 | 17.6 | $64,057 | not matched | — |
| CT | 7 | 19.0 | $51,940 | not matched | — |
| LA | 6 | 12.3 | $34,622 | not matched | — |
| KS | 6 | 27.0 | $36,599 | not matched | — |
| MN | 6 | 7.0 | $66,238 | not matched | — |
| NH | 6 | 14.2 | $64,776 | not matched | — |
| GA | 6 | 31.2 | $59,583 | not matched | — |
| RI | 5 | 7.4 | $42,892 | not matched | — |
| NE | 4 | 13.2 | $44,132 | not matched | — |
| VA | 4 | 3.5 | $31,286 | not matched | — |
| NV | 4 | 15.8 | $40,810 | not matched | — |
| SD | 4 | 7.2 | $65,517 | not matched | — |
| TN | 4 | 29.5 | $46,534 | not matched | — |
| OK | 3 | 10.0 | $35,867 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 4.0 | $45,083 | not matched | — |
| MT | 3 | 40.0 | $79,758 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 14.7 | $50,864 | 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.