Where is it easiest to open: Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
49 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “cabinetmaker” (title stem) for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. 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 | 707 | 9.9 | $54,911 | not matched | — |
| FL | 470 | 6.6 | $48,814 | not matched | — |
| TX | 275 | 33.0 | $48,595 | not matched | — |
| NY | 247 | 8.1 | $56,082 | not matched | — |
| PA | 221 | 21.7 | $48,020 | not matched | — |
| MN | 200 | 17.1 | $56,017 | not matched | — |
| IL | 169 | 13.5 | $53,066 | not matched | — |
| IN | 166 | 40.6 | $52,443 | not matched | — |
| GA | 154 | 12.2 | $46,723 | not matched | — |
| OH | 152 | 22.4 | $49,118 | not matched | — |
| WA | 150 | 20.7 | $55,751 | not matched | — |
| UT | 140 | 13.9 | $51,184 | not matched | — |
| OR | 136 | 14.5 | $49,301 | not matched | — |
| AL | 132 | 27.3 | $46,565 | not matched | — |
| NC | 127 | 23.0 | $43,573 | not matched | — |
| WI | 117 | 18.5 | $44,234 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 108 | 21.7 | $48,249 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 93 | 22.8 | $46,393 | not matched | — |
| CO | 82 | 15.4 | $59,134 | not matched | — |
| MO | 80 | 9.3 | $47,078 | not matched | — |
| VA | 78 | 13.0 | $42,442 | not matched | — |
| MA | 76 | 9.2 | $64,999 | not matched | — |
| MI | 75 | 9.2 | $53,389 | not matched | — |
| CT | 66 | 8.5 | $55,218 | not matched | — |
| TN | 59 | 10.4 | $49,756 | not matched | — |
| LA | 58 | 7.0 | $45,303 | not matched | — |
| ID | 58 | 11.3 | $48,721 | not matched | — |
| SC | 53 | 9.7 | $52,223 | not matched | — |
| MT | 43 | 4.5 | $54,041 | not matched | — |
| NV | 39 | 7.5 | $46,072 | not matched | — |
| MD | 38 | 22.3 | $42,382 | not matched | — |
| IA | 32 | 40.0 | $50,336 | not matched | — |
| KS | 30 | 59.5 | $46,803 | not matched | — |
| AR | 30 | 10.6 | $45,158 | not matched | — |
| ND | 21 | 11.9 | $45,888 | not matched | — |
| OK | 20 | 19.9 | $41,063 | not matched | — |
| NM | 19 | 7.1 | $43,452 | not matched | — |
| HI | 18 | 6.2 | $59,180 | not matched | — |
| KY | 18 | 43.3 | $41,840 | not matched | — |
| SD | 18 | 73.0 | $55,215 | not matched | — |
| ME | 16 | 5.0 | $61,275 | not matched | — |
| MS | 14 | 10.6 | $36,209 | not matched | — |
| NE | 12 | 9.2 | $57,073 | not matched | — |
| VT | 10 | 2.4 | $44,333 | not matched | — |
| DE | 7 | 7.0 | $56,857 | not matched | — |
| RI | 6 | 7.2 | $40,419 | not matched | — |
| NH | 6 | 6.3 | $45,263 | not matched | — |
| AK | 3 | 1.7 | $49,200 | not matched | — |
| WY | 3 | 3.3 | $33,000 | 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.