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Where is it easiest to open: Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 56 | 203.1 | $53,471 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| CA | 34 | 44.0 | $58,091 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| IN | 13 | 88.7 | $60,591 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| OH | 13 | 197.4 | $52,565 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| TX | 10 | 312.4 | $57,516 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| TN | 9 | 176.6 | $62,405 | exam | ENGINEER INTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| IL | 7 | 216.9 | $52,103 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| FL | 7 | 74.1 | $59,786 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 6 | 62.3 | $116,984 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| KY | 6 | 307.2 | $58,754 | exam | Hoist Engineer; Professional Engineer |
| SC | 4 | 648.2 | $39,276 | licence | Engineer Construction Manager; Engineering and Land Surveying |
| GA | 4 | 428.0 | $58,709 | exam | Engineer In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NV | 3 | 3.7 | $58,909 | not matched | — |
| MS | 3 | 246.7 | $43,626 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| UT | 3 | 15.3 | $41,543 | licence | 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.