Where is it easiest to open: Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
29 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 45-2093” (soc) for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. 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 | 242 | 12.4 | $56,814 | not matched | — |
| TX | 57 | 8.5 | $96,640 | licence | EGG BROKER; EGG PROCESSOR |
| FL | 48 | 6.0 | $90,076 | not matched | — |
| NY | 39 | 10.9 | $169,603 | not matched | — |
| OR | 29 | 7.9 | $49,730 | not matched | — |
| NC | 23 | 8.6 | $75,010 | not matched | — |
| CO | 20 | 4.2 | $53,735 | not matched | — |
| OK | 19 | 4.3 | $35,159 | not matched | — |
| GA | 12 | 33.8 | $111,906 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 12 | 6.6 | $106,152 | not matched | — |
| IL | 11 | 2.9 | $184,781 | licence | FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER INTERN; INVESTMENT ADVISER |
| NM | 10 | 4.9 | $45,408 | not matched | — |
| TN | 9 | 16.1 | $224,979 | not matched | — |
| MI | 9 | 12.4 | $94,902 | not matched | — |
| MN | 8 | 5.0 | $51,750 | licence | Wild Rice Harvest License |
| WA | 7 | 17.4 | $92,762 | not matched | — |
| KY | 7 | 2.0 | $54,857 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 7 | 3.6 | $191,520 | not matched | — |
| OH | 5 | 3.8 | $49,842 | not matched | — |
| MA | 4 | 55.2 | $50,127 | not matched | — |
| ME | 4 | 16.8 | $38,806 | licence | Beekeeper; Commodity Dealer, Agricultural Product |
| SC | 4 | 3.8 | $31,000 | not matched | — |
| WI | 3 | 44.0 | $83,144 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 1.3 | $40,000 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 2.7 | $18,875 | not matched | — |
| MO | 3 | 1.3 | $83,250 | not matched | — |
| PA | 3 | 50.0 | $58,000 | not matched | — |
| UT | 3 | 1.7 | $54,200 | not matched | — |
| AL | 3 | 4.0 | $90,667 | 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.