Where is it easiest to open: Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 22 | 305.5 | $68,151 | not matched | — |
| CA | 19 | 29.4 | $56,624 | not matched | — |
| IL | 5 | 3.2 | $51,938 | not matched | — |
| FL | 3 | 0.7 | $157,000 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 581.0 | $55,958 | not matched | — |
| NY | 3 | 9.3 | $66,143 | 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.