Where is it easiest to open: Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
39 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 | 182 | 7.4 | $45,842 | not matched | — |
| OH | 160 | 7.0 | $41,874 | not matched | — |
| NY | 148 | 5.8 | $51,861 | not matched | — |
| PA | 102 | 9.1 | $44,488 | not matched | — |
| FL | 83 | 5.6 | $52,180 | not matched | — |
| TX | 77 | 5.5 | $44,770 | not matched | — |
| IN | 64 | 13.2 | $44,378 | not matched | — |
| NC | 57 | 32.9 | $45,274 | not matched | — |
| IL | 38 | 4.0 | $58,556 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 37 | 27.7 | $36,445 | not matched | — |
| MA | 35 | 7.1 | $48,916 | not matched | — |
| CO | 30 | 4.5 | $44,228 | not matched | — |
| UT | 29 | 6.7 | $42,591 | not matched | — |
| OR | 28 | 6.2 | $52,189 | not matched | — |
| WA | 27 | 7.1 | $47,078 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 27 | 5.1 | $37,662 | not matched | — |
| GA | 25 | 2.4 | $57,898 | not matched | — |
| TN | 24 | 14.4 | $46,275 | not matched | — |
| WI | 20 | 12.4 | $44,791 | not matched | — |
| MT | 19 | 5.7 | $37,394 | not matched | — |
| ME | 19 | 7.3 | $49,384 | not matched | — |
| MI | 15 | 9.3 | $51,928 | not matched | — |
| VT | 14 | 18.0 | $40,560 | not matched | — |
| CT | 14 | 4.6 | $48,547 | not matched | — |
| MO | 13 | 2.5 | $35,250 | not matched | — |
| MN | 13 | 4.2 | $43,704 | not matched | — |
| VA | 11 | 4.4 | $36,938 | not matched | — |
| NH | 10 | 26.2 | $30,603 | not matched | — |
| SC | 8 | 2.6 | $53,333 | not matched | — |
| ID | 8 | 6.8 | $91,685 | not matched | — |
| NV | 7 | 6.0 | $37,143 | not matched | — |
| RI | 7 | 10.9 | $58,158 | not matched | — |
| KY | 6 | 7.3 | $36,841 | not matched | — |
| HI | 4 | 4.8 | $94,053 | not matched | — |
| LA | 3 | 4.7 | $23,214 | not matched | — |
| OK | 3 | 11.0 | $38,030 | not matched | — |
| AL | 3 | 14.0 | $59,429 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 3.0 | $34,222 | not matched | — |
| SD | 3 | 49.0 | $26,796 | 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.