Where is it easiest to open: Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 128 | 9.7 | $53,546 | exam | Teaching Driver Education |
| TX | 124 | 16.3 | $55,515 | exam | TOW TRUCK OPERATOR |
| CA | 109 | 16.1 | $54,892 | licence | Commercial Driver License |
| NY | 106 | 11.4 | $57,077 | exam | Bus Driver; Certified Examiner - Bus Driver |
| GA | 95 | 22.6 | $56,868 | not matched | — |
| PA | 71 | 13.3 | $55,246 | not matched | — |
| IL | 60 | 11.1 | $55,979 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER (TRUCK AND BUS OPERA; DRIVER |
| NJ | 57 | 12.3 | $54,468 | exam | BUS DRIVER; HARNESS RACE DRIVER |
| MA | 48 | 7.2 | $68,809 | exam | BUS DRIVER; COMMERCIAL DRIVERS |
| NC | 46 | 19.3 | $56,528 | exam | Classified Drivers License (Non-commer; Commercial Driver License (Class A, B |
| CT | 44 | 9.1 | $60,547 | not matched | — |
| OH | 38 | 22.2 | $59,868 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| MN | 34 | 84.4 | $74,538 | licence | Commercial Driver's License (CDL); Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Haza |
| VT | 34 | 18.2 | $67,630 | exam | Commercial Driver |
| IN | 33 | 15.8 | $52,914 | not matched | — |
| UT | 30 | 14.4 | $47,216 | licence | DRIVER - HEAVY TRUCK & TRACTOR TRAILER |
| WI | 30 | 27.2 | $66,661 | exam | SCHOOL BUS DRIVER |
| TN | 28 | 18.5 | $63,654 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER |
| CO | 27 | 14.7 | $59,648 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| AL | 24 | 10.8 | $50,319 | exam | CDL Class A |
| MI | 24 | 11.1 | $57,086 | exam | Chauffeur License; Commercial Driver License (C.D.L.) |
| AZ | 21 | 23.0 | $58,640 | licence | Commercial Driver (CDL) |
| WA | 20 | 16.7 | $60,317 | exam | Commercial Driver |
| MO | 20 | 24.2 | $54,643 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| VA | 19 | 19.7 | $56,155 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL); Tow Truck Driver Registration |
| KY | 18 | 13.7 | $54,227 | exam | Driver, Hazardous Materials Endorsemen; Licensed Commercial Driver (CDL) |
| MT | 18 | 14.6 | $54,072 | exam | Bus Drivers; Taxi Drivers |
| NV | 17 | 14.8 | $53,566 | not matched | — |
| SC | 14 | 12.2 | $55,520 | not matched | — |
| AR | 13 | 7.1 | $39,152 | exam | Commercial Driver (Tractor-Trailer Tru; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinder Deliv |
| NH | 13 | 20.5 | $64,718 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| LA | 12 | 12.5 | $47,247 | licence | Truck Driver, Certified |
| OK | 10 | 13.3 | $52,759 | not matched | — |
| NE | 8 | 14.8 | $57,559 | licence | Truck Driver (Heavy); Truck Driver (Light or Delivery Servic |
| RI | 7 | 16.3 | $76,070 | exam | Chauffeur / CDL; Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| MD | 7 | 19.4 | $48,956 | licence | BUS DRIVER, SCHOOL; BUS DRIVER, TRANSIT AND INTERCITY |
| ID | 7 | 20.3 | $55,458 | exam | Commercial Drivers |
| IA | 7 | 7.7 | $36,296 | not matched | — |
| KS | 7 | 12.3 | $45,698 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| ME | 4 | 14.2 | $54,421 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL); Driver Education Instructor, School |
| HI | 4 | 9.5 | $43,474 | not matched | — |
| DE | 3 | 15.0 | $63,178 | not matched | — |
| SD | 3 | 48.3 | $65,614 | licence | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| NM | 3 | 18.7 | $45,696 | exam | Commercial Vehicle Drivers License |
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.