Where is it easiest to open: Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
17 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 | 55 | 36.6 | $71,992 | not matched | — |
| FL | 25 | 13.3 | $54,021 | not matched | — |
| MI | 23 | 100.1 | $65,480 | not matched | — |
| IL | 17 | 18.1 | $54,643 | not matched | — |
| NY | 14 | 24.8 | $70,098 | not matched | — |
| WI | 11 | 74.8 | $52,670 | not matched | — |
| MA | 6 | 45.7 | $73,858 | not matched | — |
| NC | 6 | 101.7 | $64,595 | not matched | — |
| TX | 6 | 96.3 | $49,016 | not matched | — |
| MN | 5 | 30.0 | $66,213 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 4 | 18.2 | $58,945 | not matched | — |
| IN | 3 | 57.3 | $49,076 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 4.3 | $80,538 | not matched | — |
| PA | 3 | 134.7 | $30,149 | not matched | — |
| KY | 3 | 62.3 | $56,711 | not matched | — |
| CT | 3 | 11.0 | $58,030 | not matched | — |
| MO | 3 | 24.0 | $59,597 | 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.