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Where is it easiest to open: Appliance Repair and Maintenance
50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 796 | 2.8 | $50,120 | not matched | — |
| FL | 711 | 3.6 | $43,530 | not matched | — |
| TX | 336 | 3.4 | $47,428 | not matched | — |
| NY | 290 | 2.6 | $46,181 | not matched | — |
| IL | 164 | 5.8 | $46,810 | not matched | — |
| NC | 162 | 4.7 | $54,942 | not matched | — |
| GA | 158 | 3.1 | $37,702 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 133 | 5.5 | $56,223 | not matched | — |
| VA | 126 | 2.4 | $48,215 | not matched | — |
| MI | 125 | 5.7 | $48,785 | not matched | — |
| CO | 121 | 4.7 | $53,207 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 119 | 4.0 | $51,965 | not matched | — |
| PA | 101 | 4.8 | $47,043 | not matched | — |
| MA | 86 | 4.0 | $57,653 | not matched | — |
| UT | 75 | 4.9 | $49,678 | not matched | — |
| WA | 73 | 5.1 | $43,611 | not matched | — |
| OH | 72 | 6.4 | $52,959 | not matched | — |
| SC | 69 | 3.8 | $43,430 | not matched | — |
| TN | 67 | 4.1 | $49,152 | not matched | — |
| MD | 63 | 5.9 | $54,365 | not matched | — |
| NV | 62 | 3.6 | $40,563 | not matched | — |
| MO | 54 | 4.6 | $48,733 | not matched | — |
| IN | 50 | 3.1 | $46,355 | not matched | — |
| MN | 49 | 4.8 | $51,756 | not matched | — |
| AL | 44 | 4.2 | $43,516 | not matched | — |
| OR | 43 | 4.6 | $44,318 | licence | Apprentice, Registered (Industrial Tra |
| WI | 41 | 3.4 | $44,379 | not matched | — |
| CT | 38 | 2.7 | $47,696 | not matched | — |
| OK | 29 | 6.9 | $50,289 | not matched | — |
| AR | 28 | 4.8 | $41,351 | not matched | — |
| KS | 27 | 3.2 | $43,345 | not matched | — |
| HI | 26 | 2.2 | $45,232 | not matched | — |
| ID | 24 | 4.0 | $47,232 | not matched | — |
| LA | 21 | 4.8 | $49,440 | not matched | — |
| MT | 19 | 3.0 | $41,105 | not matched | — |
| NH | 18 | 4.9 | $49,148 | not matched | — |
| NE | 18 | 4.6 | $79,313 | not matched | — |
| RI | 18 | 1.8 | $42,656 | not matched | — |
| KY | 17 | 7.9 | $48,030 | not matched | — |
| IA | 13 | 5.5 | $43,139 | not matched | — |
| DE | 13 | 4.5 | $32,085 | not matched | — |
| AK | 12 | 5.2 | $47,710 | not matched | — |
| NM | 11 | 5.1 | $44,661 | not matched | — |
| ME | 9 | 3.2 | $43,034 | not matched | — |
| MS | 7 | 3.3 | $31,348 | not matched | — |
| VT | 7 | 3.3 | $33,000 | licence | Propane or Natural Gas Installer |
| WY | 6 | 4.2 | $47,000 | not matched | — |
| SD | 4 | 2.2 | $47,667 | licence | Appliance Apprentice; Appliance Contractor |
| ND | 4 | 2.8 | $34,727 | not matched | — |
| WV | 3 | 1.7 | $31,200 | 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.