Yes, in a number of cases, I think that this list compiled by the Institute of Justice for New Hampshire, shows that it isn’t always necessary that the State needs to be involved. Really? That a Sign Language Interpreter has to be officially licensed in order to be good?
Anyone who reads the ‘Grok knows that, to the extent that we think possible, we elevate the Person over the State, the Individual over the Collective. That we believe that people should be self-responsible which also means and includes being able to be responsible and independent (unlike Obama’s dependent Julia, who Carol Shea-Porter utterly believes is true – that one cannot be successful without the State) and that includes providing for themselves and their family.
Really, 731 day to be able to install a mobile home? Two years to drive a bus? And more days to learn (35) to shampoo somebody’s hair than to save their life (26)?
Really, what person truly believes that some of these standards are TRULY needed? That is, except for those already in those businesses that wish to use “safety” as a barrier to newcomers – with the Government bureaucracy standing right behind them to guard the gates to the Marketplace.
Number of | Education | ||||||
Burden | States that | Experience | Minimum | Minimum | |||
Rank | Occupation | License | Fees | (Days) | Exams | Grade | Age |
1 | Preschool Teacher | 49 | $130 | 1825 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Athletic Trainer | 46 | $450 | 1460 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Earth Driller | 47 | $260 | 1095 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Midwife | 29 | $920 | 730 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
5 | School Bus Driver | 51 | $80 | 732 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
6 | Mobile Home Installer | 39 | $75 | 731 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
7 | Cosmetologist | 51 | $124 | 350 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
8 | Barber | 50 | $124 | 187 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
9 | Massage Therapist | 39 | $125 | 175 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
10 | Makeup Artist | 36 | $154 | 140 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
10 | Skin Care Specialist | 50 | $154 | 140 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
12 | Manicurist | 50 | $119 | 70 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
13 | Sign Language Interpreter | 16 | $860 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
14 | Cathodic Protection Tester | 16 | $1,500 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Number of | Education | ||||||
Burden | States that | Experience | Minimum | Minimum | |||
Rank | Occupation | License | Fees | (Days) | Exams | Grade | Age |
15 | Animal Trainer | 20 | $0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
16 | Bus Driver (City/Transit) | 51 | $70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
17 | Truck Driver | 51 | $60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
18 | Emergency Medical Technician | 51 | $70 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
19 | Pest Control Applicator | 51 | $20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
19 | Vegetation Pesticide Handler | 51 | $20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
21 | Shampooer | 5 | $25 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
22 | Weigher | 24 | $106 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
23 | Travel Guide | 21 | $60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
24 | Pharmacy Technician | 12 | $25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
25 | Child Care Worker | 33 | $27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
26 | Auctioneer | 33 | $115 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Slot Key Person | 21 | $510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Gaming Supervisor | 23 | $510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Animal Breeder | 26 | $200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Coach (School Sports) | 24 | $45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Taxidermist | 26 | $50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Fisher | 41 | $50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Gaming Dealer | 24 | $40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Security Guard | 37 | $20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For those that are thinking “he’s flaming nuts!”, remember, I come from the manufacturing world – where ISO certification, a private institution in the private sector, issues certifications as to standards by which companies must comply (or, to be technically correct, verify that companies actually follow the procedures they say that have for ‘quality’ purposes). No government is needed to declare “Company A must do these things to build Widget B” – although Government does sometimes say that unless a company is ISO compliant, it will not purchase from it (and let’s not forget about being Mil-spec either).
I look at being a Taxidermist – what is the public good in forcing a licensing process on a person that puts stuff into dead skins (to put it extremely simply) that a private entity could not do? Consumers rely on the Better Business Bureau or Underwriters Laboratories all the time so depending on others should not be a problem.
Number of | Education | |||||||
Burden | States that | Experience | Minimum | Minimum | ||||
Rank | Occupation | License | Fees | (Days) | Exams | Grade | Age | |
15 | Animal Trainer | 20 | $0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
16 | Bus Driver (City/Transit) | 51 | $70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
17 | Truck Driver | 51 | $60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | |
18 | Emergency Medical Technician | 51 | $70 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
19 | Pest Control Applicator | 51 | $20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |
19 | Vegetation Pesticide Handler | 51 | $20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |
21 | Shampooer | 5 | $25 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
22 | Weigher | 24 | $106 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
23 | Travel Guide | 21 | $60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
24 | Pharmacy Technician | 12 | $25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
25 | Child Care Worker | 33 | $27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
26 | Auctioneer | 33 | $115 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Slot Key Person | 21 | $510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Gaming Supervisor | 23 | $510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | Animal Breeder | 26 | $200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | Coach (School Sports) | 24 | $45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Taxidermist | 26 | $50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Fisher | 41 | $50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | Gaming Dealer | 24 | $40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | Security Guard | 37 | $20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |