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Where is it easiest to open: Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing
26 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 17-2141” (soc) for Mechanical Engineers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 86 | 63.0 | $95,720 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| IL | 34 | 31.4 | $88,084 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| OH | 27 | 72.8 | $55,439 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| TX | 26 | 45.0 | $63,365 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| CA | 22 | 20.5 | $82,151 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| KY | 20 | 120.1 | $77,431 | exam | Hoist Engineer; Professional Engineer |
| PA | 19 | 25.5 | $72,948 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| MO | 12 | 110.2 | $106,531 | licence | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| IN | 11 | 53.5 | $58,529 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| FL | 11 | 33.0 | $64,722 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| IA | 9 | 57.6 | $102,705 | not matched | — |
| WA | 9 | 15.1 | $77,404 | licence | Engineer; Mechanical Engineer |
| KS | 8 | 8.2 | $63,970 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| WI | 8 | 73.5 | $67,447 | licence | DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - HVAC; DESIGNER OF ENGINEERING SYSTEMS - Plum |
| MN | 6 | 39.0 | $100,380 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| CO | 6 | 20.5 | $63,138 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| AL | 6 | 94.3 | $92,274 | exam | Licensed Professional Engineer |
| UT | 4 | 26.2 | $89,505 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| VA | 4 | 128.5 | $83,724 | exam | Engineer, Professional License |
| NJ | 4 | 33.0 | $79,879 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| AZ | 4 | 21.0 | $74,036 | licence | Engineer/Mechanical |
| MD | 3 | 22.3 | $120,627 | licence | ENGINEER IN TRAINING; PE FIRM CORPORATION |
| MA | 3 | 12.3 | $87,297 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| OR | 3 | 93.0 | $73,004 | licence | Engineer, Licensed Professional |
| TN | 3 | 46.3 | $96,813 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| NY | 3 | 3.7 | $43,909 | exam | Professional Engineer |
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.