Where is it easiest to open: All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
16 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 | 25 | 38.9 | $64,177 | licence | Commercial Driver License |
| TX | 21 | 28.0 | $69,410 | exam | TOW TRUCK OPERATOR |
| FL | 16 | 24.6 | $62,109 | exam | Teaching Driver Education |
| UT | 9 | 87.4 | $64,775 | licence | DRIVER - HEAVY TRUCK & TRACTOR TRAILER |
| AZ | 7 | 25.0 | $66,411 | licence | Commercial Driver (CDL) |
| OH | 6 | 13.7 | $77,915 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| NV | 6 | 23.7 | $61,739 | not matched | — |
| NM | 5 | 15.2 | $56,592 | exam | Commercial Vehicle Drivers License |
| PA | 4 | 9.5 | $50,842 | not matched | — |
| IL | 4 | 4.8 | $152,000 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER (TRUCK AND BUS OPERA; DRIVER |
| OK | 4 | 13.2 | $65,623 | not matched | — |
| WA | 3 | 37.3 | $40,339 | exam | Commercial Driver |
| ID | 3 | 9.0 | $52,148 | exam | Commercial Drivers |
| IN | 3 | 30.3 | $61,253 | not matched | — |
| NY | 3 | 8.0 | $80,417 | exam | Bus Driver; Certified Examiner - Bus Driver |
| NC | 3 | 23.3 | $77,857 | exam | Classified Drivers License (Non-commer; Commercial Driver License (Class A, B |
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.