OPERATE · 441110 · United States

New Car Dealers

20,650 establishments and 1,098,816 people in United States. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics — one occupation here — is licensed in 4 of 56 jurisdictions, which is too narrow to call this a licensed trade. Every figure names its source, and the gaps are listed.

Industry441110
ScopeUnited States
Establishments20,650
Employees1,098,816

Who does the work

OccupationShareEmployed nationallyMedian wage
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics20.27%259,640$58,580
Retail Salespersons17.85%228,660$45,470
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment5.88%75,310$34,960
Parts Salespersons4.66%59,750$43,680
Counter and Rental Clerks4.04%51,690$47,280
Customer Service Representatives3.31%42,440$38,500
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers3.1%39,690$76,440
Sales Managers2.74%35,150$131,870

The licence gate

What the industry is made ofShareConcentrationStrongest licence belongs toJurisdictionsExam-gated
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics20.27%40.4×Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics4 of 561

Reported, not treated as this industry's barrier to entry: 4 of 56 jurisdictions is too narrow to read as a gate.

Licensed occupations in this industry

OccupationShare of industryConcentration hereJurisdictions licensing itLicences on record
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics20.27%40.4×4 of 568
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment5.88%20.3×1 of 561
Parts Salespersons4.66%26.5×1 of 561
Sales Managers2.74%6.9×34 of 56116
Retail Salespersons17.85%7.8×27 of 5663
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers3.1%4.7×9 of 5620

Concentration is this occupation's share of employment here divided by its share across every industry we hold — how much this industry is made of that job. Above 8× it is a defining occupation; near 1× it is a job every industry has, like a manager or an office clerk. Which licence gates OPERATING the business depends on the jurisdiction and on how the business is structured, and we do not assert it.

Licences in United States

LicenceIssuing agencyExamExperience
Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsDepartment Of Elementary and Secondary EducationNo examUndetermined

What this page cannot tell you

Gap
licence gate — the only occupation matched is 'Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics' at 20.27% of this industry's employment, licensed in 4 of 56 jurisdictions. Reported, but too narrow to be read as this industry's barrier to entry.
occupation mix for NAICS 441110 — the labour statistics carry no rows at this level, so everything about occupations here, including the defining occupation and its licence gate, is measured at NAICS 441100, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 441110 itself.
licence coverage — the register holds 54 of 56 US licensing jurisdictions, and 2,504 of its records carry no jurisdiction at all. A count of 4 is out of 54 searched, not out of 56. The unsearched jurisdictions are not evidence of no licence.
bonding_required_usd — no producer, and not estimated

This industry, elsewhere

ViewWhat it answers
Where is it easiest to open?Every jurisdiction side by side — operators, wages, and the licence gate
The underwritingWhich rubric dimensions the public record can evidence, and which it cannot
New Car Dealers in CAThe same record, for one jurisdiction
New Car Dealers in TXThe same record, for one jurisdiction
New Car Dealers in FLThe same record, for one jurisdiction
New Car Dealers in NYThe same record, for one jurisdiction
New Car Dealers in PAThe same record, for one jurisdiction
New Car Dealers in OHThe same record, for one jurisdiction

Every one of these is generated from the same corpus and costs nothing to read.

Neighbouring industries

IndustryNAICSOperators
Used Car Dealers44112023,912
Boat Dealers4412223,312
Recreational Vehicle Dealers4412102,037

The same six-digit sector. Listed because an operator comparing options is usually choosing between adjacent trades, not between an industry and nothing.

Businesses on this path here

No underwritten businesses on this path yet
Intake is halted until the engine is proven.

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