Where is it easiest to open: Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass
33 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 53-3032” (soc) for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. 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 | 105 | 28.0 | $67,779 | licence | Commercial Driver License |
| FL | 72 | 14.5 | $52,804 | exam | Teaching Driver Education |
| NY | 45 | 23.8 | $65,107 | exam | Bus Driver; Certified Examiner - Bus Driver |
| TX | 39 | 40.4 | $58,462 | exam | TOW TRUCK OPERATOR |
| IL | 27 | 18.8 | $63,856 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER (TRUCK AND BUS OPERA; DRIVER |
| PA | 26 | 33.4 | $57,445 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 24 | 45.2 | $58,948 | exam | BUS DRIVER; HARNESS RACE DRIVER |
| MI | 22 | 361.1 | $68,405 | exam | Chauffeur License; Commercial Driver License (C.D.L.) |
| OR | 17 | 33.1 | $67,126 | licence | Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Truck Eq; School Bus Driver Certificate |
| WA | 16 | 33.8 | $64,781 | exam | Commercial Driver |
| MA | 16 | 24.7 | $62,580 | exam | BUS DRIVER; COMMERCIAL DRIVERS |
| OH | 12 | 38.7 | $38,119 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| TN | 10 | 33.6 | $40,464 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER |
| IN | 10 | 52.4 | $55,466 | not matched | — |
| WI | 9 | 138.4 | $61,220 | exam | SCHOOL BUS DRIVER |
| AZ | 9 | 29.7 | $66,446 | licence | Commercial Driver (CDL) |
| CT | 7 | 55.0 | $71,886 | not matched | — |
| MD | 7 | 8.6 | $60,833 | licence | BUS DRIVER, SCHOOL; BUS DRIVER, TRANSIT AND INTERCITY |
| MO | 7 | 11.7 | $53,500 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| MN | 6 | 95.8 | $76,073 | licence | Commercial Driver's License (CDL); Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Haza |
| GA | 6 | 158.7 | $64,494 | not matched | — |
| KY | 6 | 15.5 | $46,086 | exam | Driver, Hazardous Materials Endorsemen; Licensed Commercial Driver (CDL) |
| AL | 6 | 142.8 | $68,652 | exam | CDL Class A |
| NC | 6 | 8.3 | $41,620 | exam | Classified Drivers License (Non-commer; Commercial Driver License (Class A, B |
| NV | 5 | 18.6 | $45,946 | not matched | — |
| DE | 5 | 9.6 | $71,104 | not matched | — |
| OK | 5 | 40.0 | $61,640 | not matched | — |
| UT | 4 | 17.2 | $53,217 | licence | DRIVER - HEAVY TRUCK & TRACTOR TRAILER |
| RI | 4 | 7.5 | $38,767 | exam | Chauffeur / CDL; Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| CO | 3 | 3.7 | $49,818 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| SC | 3 | 29.3 | $47,193 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 58.3 | $48,074 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| IA | 3 | 5.3 | $35,688 | 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.