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Where is it easiest to open: Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps
44 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 37-2012” (soc) for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. 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 | 162 | 4.9 | $46,076 | not matched | — |
| TX | 79 | 8.3 | $36,817 | not matched | — |
| NY | 75 | 5.1 | $39,362 | not matched | — |
| IN | 72 | 5.2 | $20,000 | exam | Occupational Riverboat Gambling Licens |
| WA | 60 | 3.0 | $23,458 | not matched | — |
| KS | 52 | 2.4 | $18,803 | licence | Level III Gaming Occupation |
| FL | 50 | 4.6 | $37,182 | not matched | — |
| MI | 42 | 7.6 | $20,673 | exam | Casino Employees Level 3; Horse Racing Occupational License |
| IL | 41 | 6.5 | $28,637 | exam | INTERTRACK EMPLOYEE |
| OH | 40 | 3.0 | $42,500 | not matched | — |
| OK | 39 | 2.1 | $18,060 | not matched | — |
| IA | 38 | 2.8 | $20,065 | not matched | — |
| AL | 30 | 2.5 | $35,760 | not matched | — |
| MO | 29 | 3.1 | $23,878 | not matched | — |
| OR | 26 | 2.9 | $26,227 | not matched | — |
| PA | 25 | 2.2 | $27,446 | not matched | — |
| MS | 25 | 6.0 | $24,993 | not matched | — |
| MN | 24 | 4.9 | $26,356 | not matched | — |
| MA | 23 | 3.5 | $44,333 | exam | GAMING EMPLOYEE |
| NE | 23 | 2.3 | $21,759 | not matched | — |
| SC | 21 | 5.3 | $19,304 | not matched | — |
| LA | 20 | 2.5 | $29,224 | not matched | — |
| VA | 20 | 1.5 | $42,967 | not matched | — |
| NC | 19 | 3.1 | $30,203 | not matched | — |
| GA | 17 | 5.8 | $16,778 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 15 | 2.1 | $36,387 | not matched | — |
| TN | 15 | 1.8 | $40,815 | not matched | — |
| WI | 14 | 4.8 | $10,373 | not matched | — |
| ID | 14 | 3.4 | $18,064 | not matched | — |
| RI | 12 | 2.2 | $25,037 | not matched | — |
| AR | 12 | 3.4 | $24,805 | not matched | — |
| ND | 12 | 2.8 | $32,176 | not matched | — |
| CO | 11 | 5.1 | $22,339 | not matched | — |
| KY | 10 | 3.5 | $18,057 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 10 | 3.6 | $27,000 | not matched | — |
| WV | 5 | 1.2 | $29,500 | not matched | — |
| MD | 5 | 5.8 | $12,690 | not matched | — |
| NM | 5 | 3.2 | $10,875 | licence | Staff Permit Employees |
| NH | 5 | 2.0 | $14,900 | not matched | — |
| NV | 4 | 2.0 | $33,250 | not matched | — |
| MT | 4 | 3.5 | $12,857 | not matched | — |
| AK | 3 | 51.0 | $102,752 | not matched | — |
| VT | 3 | 1.7 | $25,600 | not matched | — |
| UT | 3 | 2.7 | $25,875 | 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.