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32 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 | 112 | 9.6 | $49,758 | not matched | — |
| NY | 54 | 11.6 | $55,544 | not matched | — |
| IL | 52 | 10.8 | $51,502 | not matched | — |
| FL | 43 | 3.5 | $33,855 | not matched | — |
| TX | 38 | 15.2 | $49,387 | not matched | — |
| MI | 33 | 13.9 | $64,913 | not matched | — |
| OH | 33 | 28.5 | $64,177 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 32 | 20.9 | $44,714 | not matched | — |
| MN | 25 | 30.2 | $63,668 | not matched | — |
| WI | 23 | 53.8 | $80,098 | not matched | — |
| GA | 22 | 60.9 | $43,798 | not matched | — |
| PA | 21 | 74.8 | $60,052 | not matched | — |
| MA | 17 | 16.9 | $39,467 | not matched | — |
| TN | 16 | 16.4 | $54,179 | not matched | — |
| MD | 13 | 13.8 | $40,383 | not matched | — |
| NC | 13 | 22.5 | $48,229 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 12 | 11.7 | $42,479 | not matched | — |
| MO | 10 | 43.0 | $57,658 | not matched | — |
| UT | 10 | 9.2 | $43,717 | not matched | — |
| VA | 8 | 53.5 | $68,152 | not matched | — |
| OR | 8 | 7.8 | $54,661 | not matched | — |
| WA | 8 | 20.8 | $65,675 | not matched | — |
| CO | 8 | 3.4 | $44,778 | not matched | — |
| SC | 7 | 17.6 | $59,171 | not matched | — |
| RI | 6 | 17.5 | $70,886 | not matched | — |
| IN | 6 | 16.2 | $43,784 | not matched | — |
| IA | 5 | 21.4 | $43,822 | not matched | — |
| KY | 4 | 20.0 | $44,875 | not matched | — |
| CT | 4 | 10.0 | $50,800 | not matched | — |
| OK | 4 | 3.8 | $15,800 | not matched | — |
| NH | 4 | 4.0 | $53,875 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 11.0 | $67,152 | 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.