Where is it easiest to open: Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
28 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 49-3042” (soc) for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines. 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 | 94 | 12.0 | $102,907 | not matched | — |
| TX | 38 | 6.6 | $103,210 | not matched | — |
| FL | 37 | 10.0 | $90,404 | not matched | — |
| NY | 37 | 12.2 | $95,350 | not matched | — |
| IL | 35 | 8.1 | $85,572 | licence | ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR |
| AZ | 19 | 4.3 | $125,488 | not matched | — |
| MD | 19 | 15.7 | $101,719 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 16 | 10.1 | $73,512 | not matched | — |
| MA | 13 | 13.5 | $48,549 | not matched | — |
| NC | 10 | 5.5 | $120,309 | not matched | — |
| OH | 8 | 7.4 | $112,322 | not matched | — |
| GA | 8 | 4.9 | $97,641 | not matched | — |
| PA | 7 | 7.6 | $78,887 | not matched | — |
| WA | 7 | 5.0 | $105,571 | not matched | — |
| IN | 6 | 4.8 | $142,793 | not matched | — |
| MI | 6 | 4.7 | $160,357 | not matched | — |
| MO | 6 | 33.5 | $154,428 | not matched | — |
| NV | 6 | 10.3 | $59,903 | not matched | — |
| VA | 5 | 5.0 | $71,440 | not matched | — |
| UT | 4 | 4.0 | $69,688 | not matched | — |
| MN | 4 | 13.5 | $537,185 | not matched | — |
| NM | 4 | 6.0 | $58,417 | not matched | — |
| TN | 3 | 11.7 | $89,600 | not matched | — |
| CO | 3 | 3.3 | $167,600 | not matched | — |
| WI | 3 | 3.3 | $60,100 | not matched | — |
| OR | 3 | 4.0 | $39,917 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 1.3 | $38,750 | not matched | — |
| SC | 3 | 2.0 | $21,667 | 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.