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Where is it easiest to open: Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins)
50 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 35-3041” (soc) for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant. 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 | 481 | 29.7 | $26,840 | not matched | — |
| TX | 258 | 56.7 | $22,049 | not matched | — |
| NY | 172 | 27.6 | $20,898 | not matched | — |
| FL | 170 | 36.9 | $19,934 | not matched | — |
| IL | 108 | 36.2 | $18,276 | not matched | — |
| WA | 98 | 24.6 | $21,989 | not matched | — |
| PA | 90 | 27.3 | $17,782 | not matched | — |
| MI | 75 | 36.9 | $14,246 | not matched | — |
| MA | 73 | 26.7 | $23,683 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 72 | 52.9 | $18,678 | not matched | — |
| OH | 68 | 35.9 | $14,962 | not matched | — |
| NC | 64 | 31.0 | $16,052 | not matched | — |
| OR | 62 | 21.1 | $21,847 | licence | Food Handler Cards |
| NJ | 61 | 42.0 | $16,277 | not matched | — |
| MN | 57 | 27.6 | $17,422 | not matched | — |
| CO | 57 | 41.1 | $18,939 | not matched | — |
| GA | 55 | 38.9 | $17,621 | not matched | — |
| VA | 50 | 41.1 | $19,469 | not matched | — |
| UT | 49 | 50.2 | $15,080 | not matched | — |
| MD | 46 | 31.8 | $21,706 | not matched | — |
| NV | 42 | 35.1 | $15,409 | not matched | — |
| TN | 40 | 32.1 | $15,994 | not matched | — |
| CT | 39 | 21.7 | $17,709 | not matched | — |
| IN | 37 | 34.1 | $14,288 | not matched | — |
| MO | 36 | 33.8 | $15,128 | not matched | — |
| WI | 31 | 37.1 | $16,211 | not matched | — |
| OK | 29 | 36.5 | $14,062 | licence | Employee |
| KS | 24 | 51.7 | $14,285 | not matched | — |
| HI | 20 | 28.9 | $20,395 | not matched | — |
| IA | 19 | 33.9 | $16,438 | not matched | — |
| LA | 19 | 42.1 | $14,000 | not matched | — |
| AL | 18 | 32.1 | $14,706 | not matched | — |
| AR | 18 | 27.3 | $16,627 | not matched | — |
| NM | 17 | 32.2 | $22,112 | not matched | — |
| SC | 15 | 27.9 | $18,716 | not matched | — |
| NH | 14 | 28.3 | $17,462 | not matched | — |
| VT | 13 | 9.8 | $15,378 | not matched | — |
| NE | 12 | 38.4 | $14,831 | not matched | — |
| ME | 12 | 15.8 | $15,111 | not matched | — |
| DE | 11 | 29.1 | $16,912 | not matched | — |
| DC | 10 | 10.2 | $40,265 | not matched | — |
| KY | 10 | 49.6 | $18,036 | not matched | — |
| MS | 9 | 25.9 | $14,858 | not matched | — |
| ID | 9 | 37.0 | $17,348 | not matched | — |
| AK | 8 | 23.0 | $18,609 | not matched | — |
| MT | 8 | 15.5 | $18,976 | not matched | — |
| RI | 8 | 21.5 | $22,128 | not matched | — |
| SD | 8 | 27.6 | $13,878 | not matched | — |
| ND | 6 | 26.5 | $9,755 | not matched | — |
| WV | 3 | 16.3 | $21,163 | 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.