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18 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-5112” (soc) for Printing Press 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 | 31 | 7.4 | $53,895 | not matched | — |
| TX | 16 | 19.5 | $45,804 | not matched | — |
| NY | 14 | 32.7 | $56,157 | not matched | — |
| FL | 14 | 5.4 | $47,760 | not matched | — |
| MN | 6 | 30.0 | $49,267 | not matched | — |
| MA | 6 | 34.7 | $52,082 | not matched | — |
| MI | 5 | 136.8 | $38,787 | not matched | — |
| IL | 4 | 32.2 | $95,550 | not matched | — |
| TN | 4 | 2.8 | $48,909 | not matched | — |
| KY | 4 | 52.5 | $56,314 | not matched | — |
| WA | 4 | 50.8 | $103,695 | not matched | — |
| PA | 4 | 18.5 | $44,568 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 3 | 99.0 | $50,057 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 9.7 | $65,759 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 3 | 9.0 | $53,407 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 1.3 | $46,000 | not matched | — |
| UT | 3 | 3.7 | $51,364 | not matched | — |
| VA | 3 | 47.7 | $53,748 | 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.