Where is it easiest to open: Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing
13 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 | 36 | 24.3 | $55,345 | not matched | — |
| MI | 11 | 226.4 | $51,559 | not matched | — |
| NC | 11 | 70.2 | $57,244 | not matched | — |
| IN | 10 | 202.2 | $47,133 | not matched | — |
| NY | 9 | 12.4 | $56,348 | not matched | — |
| IL | 8 | 6.0 | $51,229 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 5 | 8.4 | $57,690 | not matched | — |
| TX | 5 | 9.4 | $53,340 | not matched | — |
| WA | 4 | 17.5 | $88,743 | not matched | — |
| MN | 4 | 17.8 | $56,930 | not matched | — |
| NV | 3 | 6.0 | $46,389 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 13.3 | $42,700 | not matched | — |
| CT | 3 | 62.3 | $95,358 | 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.