Where is it easiest to open: Steel Wire Drawing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 7 | 36.4 | $57,243 | not matched | — |
| CA | 6 | 46.3 | $69,241 | not matched | — |
| PA | 5 | 90.8 | $72,423 | not matched | — |
| IN | 4 | 353.5 | $66,842 | not matched | — |
| OH | 4 | 41.2 | $63,018 | licence | Weigher, Sampler, and Tester License |
| IL | 3 | 78.3 | $74,770 | not matched | — |
| OK | 3 | 205.3 | $87,463 | not matched | — |
| FL | 3 | 2.0 | $34,167 | 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.