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Where is it easiest to open: Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 94 | 3.0 | $42,714 | not matched | — |
| FL | 65 | 2.3 | $31,914 | not matched | — |
| CA | 61 | 2.9 | $31,791 | not matched | — |
| TX | 51 | 3.3 | $45,518 | not matched | — |
| IL | 23 | 2.2 | $29,980 | not matched | — |
| MD | 19 | 1.3 | $33,960 | not matched | — |
| GA | 17 | 1.6 | $40,714 | not matched | — |
| NC | 13 | 3.8 | $37,840 | not matched | — |
| MI | 11 | 1.7 | $24,895 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 10 | 6.9 | $64,130 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 8 | 2.1 | $31,353 | not matched | — |
| MO | 8 | 1.5 | $46,750 | not matched | — |
| OH | 8 | 3.5 | $28,643 | not matched | — |
| CT | 7 | 0.9 | $35,667 | not matched | — |
| VA | 6 | 1.2 | $30,286 | not matched | — |
| NV | 5 | 5.6 | $48,000 | not matched | — |
| WA | 4 | 4.2 | $39,824 | not matched | — |
| MA | 4 | 2.8 | $41,455 | not matched | — |
| DC | 4 | 2.0 | $33,750 | not matched | — |
| DE | 3 | 2.7 | $31,625 | not matched | — |
| CO | 3 | 7.7 | $33,739 | not matched | — |
| UT | 3 | 1.7 | $43,200 | 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.