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Where is it easiest to open: Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
5 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 49-9041” (soc) for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 4 | 40.5 | $85,315 | not matched | — |
| CA | 3 | 134.0 | $68,129 | not matched | — |
| IN | 3 | 91.3 | $86,522 | not matched | — |
| KY | 3 | 119.0 | $80,896 | not matched | — |
| MI | 3 | 31.3 | $61,606 | 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.