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Where is it easiest to open: Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 18 | 60.8 | $77,628 | not matched | — |
| OH | 9 | 156.1 | $47,807 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 8 | 94.6 | $69,527 | not matched | — |
| MI | 6 | 219.0 | $45,884 | not matched | — |
| IN | 4 | 97.2 | $50,283 | not matched | — |
| TX | 3 | 116.7 | $53,163 | not matched | — |
| FL | 3 | 31.7 | $82,074 | not matched | — |
| KY | 3 | 48.0 | $66,882 | not matched | — |
| OR | 3 | 69.7 | $82,550 | licence | Apprentice, Registered (Industrial Tra |
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.