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Where is it easiest to open: All Other Transportation Equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 35 | 15.0 | $57,848 | licence | Engineer In Training (E.I.T.); General Engineering Contractor |
| MI | 20 | 22.2 | $60,856 | exam | Engineer, Licensed Professional; Stationary Engineer |
| IN | 11 | 5.5 | $39,492 | exam | Engineer Intern; Professional Engineer |
| PA | 8 | 6.1 | $52,122 | exam | Professional Engineer |
| AZ | 7 | 16.0 | $65,179 | licence | Engineer/Industrial |
| NC | 7 | 15.3 | $61,196 | exam | Engineer Privilege; Professional Engineer |
| MA | 6 | 40.0 | $66,679 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| IL | 5 | 2.4 | $29,167 | licence | ENGINEER, INTERN; ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL |
| OH | 4 | 1.8 | $45,429 | licence | Professional Engineer; Professional Engineers and Surveyors |
| UT | 3 | 107.3 | $79,776 | licence | PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER |
| FL | 3 | 7.0 | $61,810 | licence | Engineering Intern; Professional Engineer |
| TX | 3 | 1.0 | $26,667 | licence | ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL; PODIATRIST |
| LA | 3 | 34.3 | $18,903 | exam | Engineer, Professional |
| MN | 3 | 420.7 | $44,219 | licence | Engineer-In-Training; Professional Engineer |
| NJ | 3 | 13.7 | $104,927 | exam | ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING; 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.