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Where is it easiest to open: Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
5 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 15-1252” (soc) for Software Developers. 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 | 23 | 33.3 | $93,211 | not matched | — |
| WA | 8 | 16.1 | $115,078 | not matched | — |
| TX | 7 | 142.6 | $148,124 | not matched | — |
| FL | 4 | 21.5 | $71,140 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 3 | 32.0 | $103,333 | 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.