Where is it easiest to open: Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
25 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 | 56 | 50.1 | $88,770 | not matched | — |
| CA | 49 | 31.4 | $79,855 | not matched | — |
| FL | 33 | 27.4 | $72,564 | not matched | — |
| NC | 19 | 31.7 | $51,256 | exam | Antifreeze Registration; Livestock Market |
| GA | 16 | 38.8 | $43,715 | not matched | — |
| UT | 10 | 12.6 | $55,397 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 9 | 30.9 | $68,558 | not matched | — |
| PA | 9 | 22.4 | $71,089 | not matched | — |
| MO | 8 | 24.9 | $77,678 | not matched | — |
| OR | 7 | 21.0 | $58,748 | not matched | — |
| ID | 7 | 24.3 | $62,818 | not matched | — |
| LA | 6 | 19.2 | $65,322 | exam | Measurer- Sampler, Dairy Products |
| OK | 6 | 70.3 | $77,799 | not matched | — |
| AL | 6 | 59.5 | $87,989 | not matched | — |
| MI | 5 | 28.4 | $61,331 | not matched | — |
| OH | 4 | 14.0 | $60,304 | licence | Weigher, Sampler, and Tester License |
| ME | 4 | 23.5 | $75,819 | licence | Dairy License; Weighmaster, Public |
| CO | 4 | 67.5 | $80,593 | exam | Certified Weigher's License; Egg Seller |
| MN | 4 | 24.0 | $74,344 | licence | Bulk Milk Hauler & Sampler License |
| SD | 3 | 33.3 | $52,010 | not matched | — |
| CT | 3 | 4.7 | $57,286 | licence | Milk Examiner; Operator Of Weighing & Measuring Devic |
| WI | 3 | 282.7 | $64,763 | not matched | — |
| ND | 3 | 2.7 | $83,000 | not matched | — |
| IN | 3 | 19.3 | $58,034 | not matched | — |
| IL | 3 | 107.7 | $102,158 | 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.