Where is it easiest to open: Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
20 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 53-7062” (soc) for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. 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 | 41 | 19.2 | $66,273 | not matched | — |
| WA | 41 | 5.4 | $52,418 | not matched | — |
| IL | 30 | 6.1 | $60,497 | not matched | — |
| TX | 25 | 8.1 | $68,670 | not matched | — |
| AR | 14 | 6.9 | $56,948 | not matched | — |
| OR | 10 | 2.3 | $78,130 | not matched | — |
| FL | 10 | 4.2 | $43,452 | not matched | — |
| NY | 7 | 3.0 | $34,048 | licence | LONGSHOREMAN |
| AZ | 5 | 4.2 | $39,762 | not matched | — |
| DE | 4 | 8.2 | $51,697 | not matched | — |
| PA | 4 | 28.8 | $60,713 | not matched | — |
| NV | 3 | 2.3 | $44,000 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 3 | 11.0 | $45,061 | not matched | — |
| MD | 3 | 1.0 | $60,333 | not matched | — |
| NC | 3 | 7.0 | $61,667 | licence | National Pollutant Discharge Eliminati; Tax Certification Of Recycling & Resou |
| IA | 3 | 4.3 | $63,538 | not matched | — |
| TN | 3 | 8.7 | $107,808 | not matched | — |
| MO | 3 | 2.3 | $56,143 | not matched | — |
| CO | 3 | 3.3 | $34,700 | not matched | — |
| NE | 3 | 3.3 | $70,500 | 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.