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Where is it easiest to open: Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
19 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 | 71 | 16.3 | $67,328 | licence | State Pilot |
| CA | 40 | 12.2 | $117,076 | licence | Pest Control Aircraft Pilot Certificat |
| TX | 31 | 4.4 | $131,169 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 15 | 4.5 | $116,627 | not matched | — |
| MT | 12 | 27.8 | $102,646 | licence | Pilots and Flight Engineers |
| IL | 10 | 10.9 | $147,972 | not matched | — |
| OR | 10 | 26.3 | $88,947 | not matched | — |
| NV | 9 | 12.0 | $118,861 | not matched | — |
| AK | 6 | 7.0 | $83,571 | licence | Aircraft Pilot |
| UT | 5 | 1.4 | $71,429 | not matched | — |
| MO | 4 | 6.0 | $187,417 | not matched | — |
| DE | 4 | 0.2 | $616,000 | not matched | — |
| NH | 3 | 26.7 | $120,825 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 2.0 | $85,333 | not matched | — |
| OK | 3 | 3.3 | $60,200 | exam | Commercial Pilot |
| MN | 3 | 2.0 | $96,500 | licence | Commercial Operations -Aviation |
| MI | 3 | 5.7 | $69,412 | not matched | — |
| KS | 3 | 1.3 | $136,000 | exam | Airline Pilot/Co-Pilot/Flight Engineer; Commercial Pilot |
| WA | 3 | 4.7 | $60,071 | 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.