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Where is it easiest to open: Employment Placement Agencies
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 51-9199” (soc) for Production Workers, All Other. 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 | 1,092 | 84.1 | $59,454 | not matched | — |
| TX | 725 | 38.7 | $41,875 | not matched | — |
| FL | 707 | 50.5 | $41,106 | not matched | — |
| NY | 511 | 21.5 | $57,637 | not matched | — |
| IL | 336 | 46.6 | $43,877 | not matched | — |
| GA | 316 | 35.3 | $40,826 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 271 | 32.9 | $40,937 | not matched | — |
| OH | 236 | 48.5 | $37,324 | not matched | — |
| MI | 187 | 53.4 | $43,550 | not matched | — |
| PA | 185 | 21.5 | $60,692 | not matched | — |
| MA | 179 | 44.0 | $96,342 | not matched | — |
| NC | 175 | 27.8 | $37,900 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 170 | 23.7 | $58,726 | not matched | — |
| CO | 136 | 12.6 | $44,716 | not matched | — |
| WA | 130 | 13.4 | $112,454 | not matched | — |
| VA | 121 | 45.8 | $48,474 | not matched | — |
| TN | 120 | 35.5 | $50,342 | not matched | — |
| IN | 120 | 91.3 | $21,596 | not matched | — |
| MD | 105 | 15.3 | $48,514 | not matched | — |
| MN | 99 | 21.5 | $47,030 | not matched | — |
| SC | 92 | 30.1 | $36,010 | not matched | — |
| WI | 84 | 49.7 | $46,861 | not matched | — |
| CT | 84 | 23.4 | $39,977 | not matched | — |
| OR | 75 | 39.5 | $48,895 | not matched | — |
| MO | 67 | 20.8 | $42,155 | not matched | — |
| NE | 56 | 132.2 | $65,461 | not matched | — |
| NV | 56 | 15.7 | $33,683 | not matched | — |
| UT | 53 | 19.9 | $127,936 | not matched | — |
| AL | 48 | 19.7 | $49,738 | not matched | — |
| LA | 43 | 34.0 | $44,224 | not matched | — |
| OK | 43 | 13.9 | $45,683 | not matched | — |
| DE | 38 | 13.9 | $63,213 | not matched | — |
| KS | 37 | 17.8 | $46,178 | not matched | — |
| KY | 33 | 59.5 | $44,679 | not matched | — |
| AR | 27 | 13.8 | $48,576 | not matched | — |
| NH | 21 | 18.1 | $66,202 | not matched | — |
| IA | 17 | 54.8 | $122,026 | not matched | — |
| RI | 17 | 22.5 | $47,616 | not matched | — |
| DC | 17 | 29.9 | $64,157 | exam | Parachute Rigger |
| WY | 14 | 9.3 | $29,831 | not matched | — |
| ME | 13 | 7.5 | $33,299 | not matched | — |
| ID | 13 | 7.5 | $34,021 | not matched | — |
| MS | 10 | 22.5 | $30,778 | not matched | — |
| NM | 10 | 16.6 | $31,428 | not matched | — |
| HI | 9 | 1.6 | $38,143 | not matched | — |
| WV | 6 | 21.2 | $50,512 | not matched | — |
| MT | 6 | 18.3 | $33,591 | not matched | — |
| ND | 5 | 9.8 | $47,592 | not matched | — |
| SD | 5 | 8.0 | $86,925 | not matched | — |
| VT | 4 | 89.0 | $38,581 | not matched | — |
| AK | 3 | 7.7 | $42,957 | 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.