Where is it easiest to open: Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing
8 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-9061” (soc) for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. 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 | 8 | 11.8 | $54,170 | not matched | — |
| NC | 6 | 90.5 | $60,037 | exam | Antifreeze Registration; Livestock Market |
| TX | 5 | 22.2 | $53,027 | not matched | — |
| MI | 5 | 87.6 | $66,242 | not matched | — |
| NY | 4 | 39.5 | $64,019 | not matched | — |
| AL | 3 | 73.7 | $54,036 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 29.0 | $86,069 | licence | Weigher, Sampler, and Tester License |
| AZ | 3 | 21.0 | $72,635 | 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.