Where is it easiest to open: Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 11 | 77.7 | $104,306 | not matched | — |
| TX | 9 | 74.1 | $69,883 | not matched | — |
| PA | 8 | 111.1 | $72,078 | not matched | — |
| CA | 7 | 45.1 | $61,994 | not matched | — |
| AL | 4 | 137.0 | $71,706 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 4 | 42.5 | $46,647 | not matched | — |
| IL | 4 | 110.0 | $115,857 | not matched | — |
| MA | 4 | 81.8 | $54,388 | not matched | — |
| CT | 4 | 46.0 | $64,712 | licence | Milk Examiner; Operator Of Weighing & Measuring Devic |
| WI | 3 | 65.0 | $84,256 | not matched | — |
| GA | 3 | 56.3 | $84,509 | not matched | — |
| IN | 3 | 120.7 | $87,812 | not matched | — |
| RI | 3 | 104.0 | $77,952 | 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.