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Where is it easiest to open: Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 19 | 43.6 | $69,667 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| OH | 17 | 56.4 | $93,567 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| CA | 13 | 29.2 | $61,642 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| IN | 12 | 88.1 | $68,100 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| MA | 11 | 41.5 | $63,987 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| PA | 11 | 82.4 | $49,921 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| CT | 9 | 41.4 | $87,772 | exam | Engineer-in-training; Professional Engineer |
| IL | 8 | 36.4 | $67,117 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| NC | 6 | 28.5 | $66,368 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| RI | 6 | 108.8 | $99,112 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| AZ | 4 | 25.0 | $56,590 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| GA | 4 | 32.0 | $51,602 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| KS | 4 | 33.5 | $79,552 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| SC | 4 | 36.5 | $71,425 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| NJ | 3 | 40.3 | $75,603 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| NV | 3 | 41.3 | $74,718 | not matched | — |
| MN | 3 | 85.3 | $68,477 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| MI | 3 | 9.3 | $71,714 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| FL | 3 | 19.3 | $65,707 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| NY | 3 | 19.0 | $59,088 | 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.