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Where is it easiest to open: Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
44 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 53-2012” (soc) for Commercial Pilots. 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 | 220 | 15.9 | $94,166 | licence | State Pilot |
| CA | 142 | 28.7 | $115,568 | licence | Pest Control Aircraft Pilot Certificat |
| TX | 122 | 23.5 | $111,588 | not matched | — |
| AK | 82 | 11.0 | $83,979 | licence | Aircraft Pilot |
| NY | 66 | 16.1 | $118,659 | not matched | — |
| CO | 40 | 25.6 | $87,878 | not matched | — |
| IL | 33 | 13.5 | $140,351 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 33 | 16.3 | $90,199 | not matched | — |
| GA | 25 | 9.8 | $128,196 | not matched | — |
| PA | 24 | 17.8 | $102,488 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 23 | 52.0 | $191,623 | not matched | — |
| OH | 23 | 387.9 | $136,890 | not matched | — |
| NV | 21 | 34.0 | $128,487 | not matched | — |
| WA | 21 | 11.1 | $95,159 | not matched | — |
| MA | 19 | 22.1 | $122,195 | not matched | — |
| OK | 18 | 50.1 | $133,274 | exam | Commercial Pilot |
| MI | 16 | 23.1 | $110,051 | not matched | — |
| LA | 16 | 68.0 | $99,235 | not matched | — |
| VA | 13 | 10.1 | $124,137 | exam | Branch Pilot; Branch Pilot, Limited |
| MN | 13 | 13.0 | $125,633 | licence | Commercial Operations -Aviation |
| NH | 13 | 39.2 | $99,079 | not matched | — |
| DE | 12 | 7.8 | $90,511 | not matched | — |
| NC | 12 | 32.9 | $97,256 | exam | Aerial Pesticide Applicator (Pilot) |
| AR | 12 | 6.2 | $104,000 | exam | Commercial Applicator (Aerial or Groun; Licensed Firms- Custom Applicators (Ae |
| SC | 12 | 6.3 | $72,434 | not matched | — |
| MO | 11 | 15.3 | $83,250 | not matched | — |
| KY | 11 | 6.6 | $119,562 | not matched | — |
| OR | 11 | 2.8 | $48,548 | not matched | — |
| AL | 8 | 7.9 | $112,222 | exam | Licensed Airline Pilot |
| TN | 8 | 16.6 | $123,962 | not matched | — |
| CT | 8 | 84.9 | $103,461 | not matched | — |
| HI | 8 | 6.2 | $63,740 | not matched | — |
| UT | 8 | 35.2 | $116,528 | not matched | — |
| ID | 7 | 2.1 | $54,200 | not matched | — |
| MT | 7 | 3.4 | $207,500 | licence | Pilots and Flight Engineers |
| KS | 7 | 31.6 | $103,018 | exam | Airline Pilot/Co-Pilot/Flight Engineer; Commercial Pilot |
| NE | 4 | 83.0 | $135,614 | licence | Aircraft Pilot or Flight Instructor; Aviation Mechanic, Certificated |
| ME | 4 | 6.2 | $71,800 | not matched | — |
| IN | 4 | 13.5 | $84,056 | not matched | — |
| WY | 3 | 1.3 | $209,750 | exam | AIRLINE PILOT, COPILOT, AND FLIGHT ENG; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT PILOT |
| MD | 3 | 24.3 | $123,370 | not matched | — |
| ND | 3 | 19.3 | $61,517 | exam | Aerial Applicators |
| WI | 3 | 2.7 | $167,625 | not matched | — |
| NM | 3 | 52.7 | $121,247 | 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.