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Where is it easiest to open: Capacitor, Resistor, Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing
11 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 17-2112” (soc) for Industrial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 54 | 36.9 | $67,071 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| NY | 18 | 36.6 | $66,030 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| IL | 11 | 21.5 | $66,140 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| CT | 9 | 32.1 | $42,817 | exam | Engineer-in-training; Professional Engineer |
| MA | 8 | 31.9 | $51,796 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| FL | 7 | 23.4 | $38,750 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| PA | 7 | 50.4 | $70,261 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| TX | 6 | 25.3 | $46,257 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| NH | 5 | 36.8 | $52,538 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| OH | 3 | 11.3 | $44,618 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| AZ | 3 | 18.3 | $52,036 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
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.