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Where is it easiest to open: Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
32 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 | 45 | 38.4 | $63,416 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| TX | 37 | 26.6 | $63,889 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| IL | 34 | 30.8 | $78,332 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| FL | 33 | 7.4 | $66,673 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MO | 25 | 99.2 | $69,772 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| OH | 22 | 95.8 | $79,467 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| NY | 21 | 37.7 | $59,587 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| TN | 20 | 27.7 | $45,444 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| NJ | 14 | 18.8 | $74,700 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| MI | 13 | 48.5 | $66,629 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| NC | 12 | 138.8 | $39,525 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| UT | 12 | 7.6 | $43,429 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| SC | 10 | 12.3 | $56,488 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| AZ | 9 | 13.4 | $53,149 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| PA | 9 | 5.7 | $68,000 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| WA | 8 | 13.5 | $64,731 | licence | Engineer; Industrial Engineer |
| GA | 7 | 41.3 | $76,287 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| MA | 7 | 21.9 | $58,484 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| MN | 7 | 6.4 | $61,333 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| CT | 7 | 37.4 | $67,260 | exam | Engineer-in-training; Professional Engineer |
| OR | 5 | 7.4 | $40,622 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| ID | 4 | 259.2 | $103,505 | exam | Engineer; Engineer Intern |
| IN | 4 | 42.5 | $65,541 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| CO | 4 | 4.5 | $57,944 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| VT | 4 | 58.5 | $71,778 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| HI | 3 | 10.0 | $50,633 | exam | Engineer |
| NE | 3 | 0.7 | $46,000 | licence | Engineer, Professional; Industrial Engineer |
| KS | 3 | 110.0 | $72,352 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| LA | 3 | 16.0 | $83,688 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| OK | 3 | 3.3 | $81,800 | licence | Engineer Intern |
| MS | 3 | 50.7 | $62,336 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| WI | 3 | 100.7 | $61,728 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
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.