Where is it easiest to open: Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers
15 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 41-4012” (soc) for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products. 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 | 57 | 26.7 | $67,386 | licence | Designated Representative License - Wh; Hydroseed Spraying Limited Specialty C |
| NY | 28 | 25.3 | $48,739 | not matched | — |
| PA | 15 | 32.9 | $70,020 | not matched | — |
| FL | 13 | 8.2 | $112,745 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 11 | 16.6 | $50,153 | not matched | — |
| IL | 10 | 26.9 | $79,677 | exam | AQUATIC LIFE DEALER, RETAIL & WHOLESAL; BROKER, MEAT/POULTRY/MEAT AND POULTRY |
| AZ | 5 | 8.0 | $87,975 | not matched | — |
| MA | 4 | 12.2 | $165,490 | not matched | — |
| WA | 3 | 3.0 | $81,778 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 3.7 | $62,182 | licence | Feed Facility License; Grain Dealer |
| GA | 3 | 2.0 | $75,667 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 20.3 | $44,492 | not matched | — |
| IA | 3 | 9.0 | $79,963 | not matched | — |
| MI | 3 | 6.3 | $54,632 | exam | Livestock Dealer; Livestock Trucker |
| TX | 3 | 2.0 | $62,167 | licence | EGG DEALER/WHOLESALER |
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.