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Where is it easiest to open: Motion Picture and Video Production
50 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 27-2012” (soc) for Producers and Directors. 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 | 6,719 | 15.7 | $90,163 | not matched | — |
| NY | 2,125 | 6.5 | $86,394 | not matched | — |
| FL | 1,013 | 3.5 | $82,686 | not matched | — |
| TX | 753 | 3.8 | $86,261 | not matched | — |
| GA | 533 | 9.0 | $53,740 | not matched | — |
| IL | 435 | 5.3 | $102,121 | licence | PRODUCTION COMPANY DISTRUBUTOR; PRODUCTION COMPANY OPERATOR |
| CO | 318 | 3.3 | $64,293 | not matched | — |
| NC | 304 | 7.5 | $92,033 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 302 | 5.4 | $70,583 | not matched | — |
| WA | 298 | 4.4 | $68,808 | not matched | — |
| PA | 274 | 4.8 | $80,905 | not matched | — |
| UT | 264 | 3.5 | $82,886 | not matched | — |
| MA | 235 | 5.3 | $61,421 | not matched | — |
| OR | 228 | 7.1 | $86,067 | not matched | — |
| TN | 203 | 8.5 | $72,572 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 188 | 2.5 | $51,933 | not matched | — |
| MI | 184 | 3.1 | $64,751 | not matched | — |
| MN | 183 | 2.9 | $65,170 | not matched | — |
| MD | 183 | 3.4 | $82,694 | not matched | — |
| VA | 178 | 5.5 | $88,785 | not matched | — |
| OH | 175 | 5.1 | $65,715 | not matched | — |
| NV | 148 | 4.1 | $61,148 | not matched | — |
| CT | 138 | 7.5 | $110,274 | not matched | — |
| MO | 118 | 5.6 | $81,002 | not matched | — |
| IN | 106 | 2.5 | $79,678 | not matched | — |
| WI | 99 | 4.3 | $66,178 | not matched | — |
| DC | 79 | 7.3 | $123,586 | not matched | — |
| LA | 72 | 2.9 | $70,531 | not matched | — |
| SC | 66 | 3.6 | $57,987 | not matched | — |
| OK | 66 | 2.2 | $91,979 | not matched | — |
| NM | 60 | 1.9 | $52,328 | not matched | — |
| KY | 60 | 4.0 | $54,333 | not matched | — |
| DE | 55 | 4.2 | $134,287 | not matched | — |
| AL | 52 | 3.6 | $65,749 | not matched | — |
| HI | 50 | 2.6 | $50,411 | not matched | — |
| MT | 48 | 4.0 | $87,874 | not matched | — |
| AR | 44 | 3.7 | $53,196 | not matched | — |
| RI | 41 | 3.2 | $55,854 | not matched | — |
| ME | 41 | 2.3 | $67,606 | not matched | — |
| NE | 38 | 2.1 | $48,179 | not matched | — |
| IA | 36 | 4.7 | $49,200 | not matched | — |
| KS | 35 | 2.2 | $59,026 | not matched | — |
| NH | 35 | 12.7 | $107,011 | not matched | — |
| WY | 32 | 5.0 | $69,700 | not matched | — |
| ID | 32 | 2.0 | $46,938 | not matched | — |
| AK | 16 | 3.9 | $78,444 | not matched | — |
| ND | 16 | 6.2 | $64,566 | not matched | — |
| VT | 14 | 3.6 | $33,843 | not matched | — |
| SD | 8 | 3.5 | $100,786 | not matched | — |
| WV | 5 | 2.4 | $37,333 | 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.