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Where is it easiest to open: Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
51 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 | 1,935 | 3.9 | $48,348 | not matched | — |
| CA | 1,016 | 3.5 | $47,146 | not matched | — |
| NY | 680 | 3.1 | $49,027 | not matched | — |
| TX | 624 | 3.9 | $40,760 | not matched | — |
| MI | 492 | 3.2 | $45,841 | not matched | — |
| MD | 344 | 3.4 | $50,921 | not matched | — |
| WA | 341 | 5.0 | $53,502 | not matched | — |
| NC | 330 | 3.5 | $38,820 | not matched | — |
| IL | 326 | 3.1 | $47,817 | not matched | — |
| SC | 287 | 3.3 | $42,358 | not matched | — |
| PA | 282 | 3.1 | $37,713 | not matched | — |
| VA | 281 | 3.2 | $44,819 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 246 | 3.3 | $44,742 | not matched | — |
| MN | 243 | 3.0 | $42,442 | not matched | — |
| GA | 233 | 3.2 | $43,448 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 231 | 3.1 | $43,839 | not matched | — |
| MA | 223 | 3.8 | $55,712 | not matched | — |
| CO | 203 | 4.0 | $46,045 | not matched | — |
| OH | 182 | 4.0 | $46,290 | not matched | — |
| MO | 164 | 2.8 | $44,383 | not matched | — |
| WI | 141 | 4.0 | $36,381 | not matched | — |
| LA | 128 | 3.9 | $44,140 | not matched | — |
| UT | 125 | 2.9 | $38,062 | not matched | — |
| IN | 115 | 3.0 | $38,783 | not matched | — |
| CT | 104 | 3.3 | $51,947 | not matched | — |
| ME | 103 | 6.1 | $57,263 | not matched | — |
| OR | 99 | 3.4 | $41,450 | licence | Apprentice, Registered (Industrial Tra |
| AL | 89 | 3.9 | $39,428 | not matched | — |
| TN | 86 | 3.5 | $40,525 | not matched | — |
| RI | 83 | 5.6 | $70,417 | not matched | — |
| NV | 69 | 3.2 | $36,158 | not matched | — |
| AR | 58 | 3.1 | $33,722 | not matched | — |
| NH | 57 | 3.5 | $47,693 | not matched | — |
| OK | 56 | 2.5 | $35,809 | not matched | — |
| ID | 54 | 3.8 | $53,867 | not matched | — |
| IA | 51 | 2.7 | $39,701 | not matched | — |
| KS | 48 | 2.9 | $31,193 | not matched | — |
| KY | 35 | 10.3 | $47,850 | not matched | — |
| NE | 34 | 3.7 | $38,792 | not matched | — |
| AK | 33 | 3.3 | $56,440 | not matched | — |
| MS | 33 | 2.8 | $40,702 | not matched | — |
| HI | 30 | 2.6 | $48,152 | not matched | — |
| NM | 30 | 3.2 | $34,711 | not matched | — |
| DE | 28 | 3.5 | $36,804 | not matched | — |
| MT | 27 | 1.5 | $27,049 | not matched | — |
| SD | 25 | 2.0 | $41,143 | licence | Appliance Apprentice; Appliance Contractor |
| ND | 16 | 3.0 | $38,458 | not matched | — |
| VT | 13 | 2.8 | $37,944 | licence | Propane or Natural Gas Installer |
| DC | 11 | 5.7 | $46,032 | not matched | — |
| WV | 4 | 1.5 | $32,333 | not matched | — |
| WY | 3 | 2.3 | $19,143 | 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.