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Where is it easiest to open: Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance
35 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 49-9031” (soc) for Home Appliance Repairers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 193 | 2.4 | $39,740 | not matched | — |
| CA | 60 | 2.9 | $40,855 | not matched | — |
| MI | 44 | 2.2 | $43,305 | not matched | — |
| IL | 43 | 1.4 | $40,065 | not matched | — |
| TX | 42 | 2.8 | $40,650 | not matched | — |
| PA | 34 | 2.7 | $37,663 | not matched | — |
| SC | 32 | 2.9 | $36,277 | not matched | — |
| NY | 29 | 1.4 | $35,878 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 26 | 2.4 | $43,000 | not matched | — |
| OH | 22 | 3.5 | $34,013 | not matched | — |
| MO | 20 | 2.6 | $42,151 | not matched | — |
| MD | 20 | 1.7 | $41,324 | not matched | — |
| MA | 20 | 3.3 | $32,333 | not matched | — |
| UT | 18 | 2.1 | $42,973 | not matched | — |
| VA | 18 | 1.8 | $35,848 | not matched | — |
| GA | 16 | 2.6 | $34,214 | not matched | — |
| WA | 14 | 2.1 | $39,567 | not matched | — |
| WI | 12 | 2.0 | $41,208 | not matched | — |
| MN | 11 | 4.8 | $36,151 | not matched | — |
| OR | 11 | 2.3 | $53,600 | licence | Apprentice, Registered (Industrial Tra |
| ID | 10 | 3.4 | $39,029 | not matched | — |
| NH | 9 | 3.3 | $41,600 | not matched | — |
| IN | 8 | 2.8 | $42,727 | not matched | — |
| OK | 7 | 1.4 | $32,300 | not matched | — |
| NE | 6 | 1.8 | $36,727 | not matched | — |
| TN | 6 | 2.7 | $33,812 | not matched | — |
| CO | 5 | 2.0 | $58,200 | not matched | — |
| ME | 5 | 2.2 | $32,818 | not matched | — |
| LA | 4 | 3.0 | $20,500 | not matched | — |
| SD | 4 | 1.5 | $28,167 | licence | Appliance Apprentice; Appliance Contractor |
| AZ | 3 | 3.7 | $35,545 | not matched | — |
| NC | 3 | 2.7 | $30,750 | not matched | — |
| KY | 3 | 3.7 | $17,273 | not matched | — |
| CT | 3 | 2.7 | $39,875 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 3.7 | $25,727 | 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.