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Where is it easiest to open: Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
25 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 | 144 | 144.5 | $123,924 | not matched | — |
| FL | 43 | 60.0 | $94,589 | not matched | — |
| NY | 27 | 159.8 | $87,590 | not matched | — |
| TX | 26 | 111.7 | $104,549 | not matched | — |
| MD | 26 | 69.4 | $142,124 | not matched | — |
| MA | 15 | 94.7 | $227,261 | not matched | — |
| IL | 12 | 33.0 | $134,061 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 11 | 36.2 | $95,638 | not matched | — |
| MI | 10 | 5.7 | $80,982 | not matched | — |
| VA | 10 | 9.0 | $94,722 | not matched | — |
| WA | 9 | 130.1 | $314,553 | not matched | — |
| CO | 8 | 40.1 | $117,084 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 7 | 296.9 | $326,454 | not matched | — |
| UT | 7 | 26.4 | $99,849 | not matched | — |
| OR | 7 | 33.9 | $209,494 | not matched | — |
| PA | 6 | 18.5 | $116,054 | not matched | — |
| NH | 6 | 33.0 | $119,061 | not matched | — |
| CT | 6 | 38.8 | $101,318 | not matched | — |
| GA | 6 | 163.7 | $130,368 | not matched | — |
| AL | 4 | 20.8 | $114,723 | not matched | — |
| WI | 3 | 68.3 | $67,146 | not matched | — |
| IN | 3 | 67.7 | $126,340 | not matched | — |
| MS | 3 | 26.0 | $36,000 | not matched | — |
| NV | 3 | 7.0 | $62,857 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 41.3 | $83,492 | 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.