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Where is it easiest to open: Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
29 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 | 1,031 | 9.8 | $37,645 | not matched | — |
| NY | 314 | 6.9 | $28,366 | not matched | — |
| FL | 57 | 6.4 | $37,546 | not matched | — |
| TX | 53 | 40.3 | $46,816 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 43 | 19.9 | $33,917 | not matched | — |
| IL | 23 | 9.5 | $41,301 | not matched | — |
| PA | 21 | 33.9 | $55,118 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 19 | 7.1 | $26,149 | not matched | — |
| MA | 16 | 31.7 | $37,300 | not matched | — |
| HI | 16 | 4.5 | $24,792 | not matched | — |
| WA | 15 | 3.8 | $45,316 | not matched | — |
| UT | 13 | 6.2 | $31,049 | not matched | — |
| OR | 10 | 19.7 | $55,670 | not matched | — |
| CO | 10 | 11.1 | $33,919 | not matched | — |
| NV | 9 | 6.1 | $22,291 | not matched | — |
| GA | 8 | 5.6 | $31,822 | not matched | — |
| SC | 7 | 13.6 | $22,600 | not matched | — |
| VA | 7 | 2.7 | $39,632 | not matched | — |
| OH | 6 | 9.5 | $29,246 | not matched | — |
| NC | 6 | 2.7 | $28,875 | not matched | — |
| TN | 6 | 22.5 | $52,007 | not matched | — |
| WI | 4 | 13.8 | $30,309 | not matched | — |
| OK | 4 | 5.5 | $33,818 | not matched | — |
| DE | 4 | 3.0 | $48,750 | not matched | — |
| NM | 3 | 17.0 | $30,882 | not matched | — |
| NE | 3 | 1.7 | $42,600 | not matched | — |
| MI | 3 | 3.7 | $16,455 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 14.0 | $32,167 | not matched | — |
| IN | 3 | 11.7 | $16,714 | 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.