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Where is it easiest to open: Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
15 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 17-2112” (soc) for Industrial Engineers. 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 | 30 | 23.6 | $73,236 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| PA | 21 | 28.4 | $69,868 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| FL | 19 | 26.4 | $64,743 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| NY | 10 | 16.4 | $62,744 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| OH | 9 | 30.1 | $111,214 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| TX | 7 | 8.6 | $94,950 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| OR | 6 | 3.7 | $25,591 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| WA | 6 | 32.2 | $71,689 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| IN | 3 | 30.0 | $22,511 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 3 | 25.0 | $76,120 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| GA | 3 | 4.0 | $130,833 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| HI | 3 | 5.7 | $49,471 | exam | Engineer |
| IL | 3 | 14.7 | $62,250 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| AL | 3 | 52.7 | $68,766 | exam | Licensed Professional Engineer |
| KS | 3 | 15.7 | $61,085 | exam | Professional Engineer |
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.