Where is it easiest to open: Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
23 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 | 159 | 37.1 | $43,474 | not matched | — |
| NC | 145 | 107.2 | $49,574 | not matched | — |
| TX | 61 | 24.8 | $50,011 | not matched | — |
| MS | 50 | 287.5 | $36,871 | not matched | — |
| NY | 36 | 11.6 | $61,428 | not matched | — |
| FL | 25 | 6.1 | $81,849 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 19 | 6.3 | $60,333 | not matched | — |
| IL | 15 | 38.7 | $50,565 | not matched | — |
| OH | 13 | 10.8 | $37,894 | not matched | — |
| IN | 12 | 133.2 | $37,412 | not matched | — |
| UT | 10 | 10.7 | $36,907 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 9 | 11.0 | $53,232 | not matched | — |
| TN | 8 | 93.2 | $36,125 | not matched | — |
| MI | 7 | 46.1 | $63,622 | not matched | — |
| NV | 6 | 30.3 | $32,104 | not matched | — |
| MN | 6 | 3.2 | $98,158 | not matched | — |
| WA | 5 | 5.6 | $42,214 | not matched | — |
| GA | 5 | 5.4 | $57,370 | not matched | — |
| OR | 4 | 14.2 | $50,088 | not matched | — |
| MO | 4 | 6.5 | $51,077 | not matched | — |
| MA | 4 | 9.5 | $59,842 | not matched | — |
| VA | 3 | 74.3 | $38,520 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 5.7 | $57,471 | 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.