Where is it easiest to open: Used Household and Office Goods Moving
51 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 | 1,345 | 8.4 | $45,979 | licence | Commercial Driver License |
| FL | 822 | 8.6 | $43,854 | exam | Teaching Driver Education |
| TX | 697 | 11.7 | $43,140 | exam | TOW TRUCK OPERATOR |
| NY | 620 | 9.3 | $48,056 | exam | Bus Driver; Certified Examiner - Bus Driver |
| IL | 348 | 13.0 | $50,988 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER (TRUCK AND BUS OPERA; DRIVER |
| NJ | 345 | 9.0 | $51,412 | exam | BUS DRIVER; HARNESS RACE DRIVER |
| NC | 275 | 11.4 | $37,460 | exam | Classified Drivers License (Non-commer; Commercial Driver License (Class A, B |
| WA | 272 | 10.8 | $44,296 | exam | Commercial Driver |
| VA | 263 | 16.4 | $53,691 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL); Tow Truck Driver Registration |
| GA | 254 | 10.7 | $37,373 | not matched | — |
| MA | 249 | 12.4 | $57,797 | exam | BUS DRIVER; COMMERCIAL DRIVERS |
| PA | 225 | 10.7 | $43,690 | not matched | — |
| CO | 221 | 14.7 | $54,001 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| AZ | 196 | 10.6 | $42,189 | licence | Commercial Driver (CDL) |
| OH | 178 | 14.0 | $47,685 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| MD | 173 | 11.7 | $44,115 | licence | BUS DRIVER, SCHOOL; BUS DRIVER, TRANSIT AND INTERCITY |
| MI | 142 | 13.8 | $46,072 | exam | Chauffeur License; Commercial Driver License (C.D.L.) |
| MO | 137 | 14.4 | $45,126 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| OR | 135 | 11.1 | $39,888 | licence | Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Truck Eq; School Bus Driver Certificate |
| TN | 129 | 15.7 | $47,407 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER |
| SC | 116 | 12.1 | $36,820 | not matched | — |
| WI | 113 | 14.5 | $40,519 | exam | SCHOOL BUS DRIVER |
| CT | 110 | 10.7 | $57,965 | not matched | — |
| IN | 107 | 19.9 | $52,318 | not matched | — |
| MN | 95 | 12.8 | $45,773 | licence | Commercial Driver's License (CDL); Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Haza |
| AL | 92 | 10.0 | $37,158 | exam | CDL Class A |
| UT | 82 | 14.1 | $35,495 | licence | DRIVER - HEAVY TRUCK & TRACTOR TRAILER |
| NV | 78 | 12.1 | $52,190 | not matched | — |
| KS | 65 | 13.9 | $40,233 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| NM | 56 | 10.7 | $33,733 | exam | Commercial Vehicle Drivers License |
| OK | 55 | 15.1 | $38,538 | not matched | — |
| ID | 55 | 12.3 | $43,680 | exam | Commercial Drivers |
| KY | 55 | 15.8 | $33,537 | exam | Driver, Hazardous Materials Endorsemen; Licensed Commercial Driver (CDL) |
| IA | 53 | 8.8 | $40,347 | not matched | — |
| LA | 52 | 13.9 | $28,452 | licence | Truck Driver, Certified |
| NH | 49 | 8.1 | $46,501 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| AR | 44 | 10.9 | $33,533 | exam | Commercial Driver (Tractor-Trailer Tru; Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinder Deliv |
| NE | 44 | 16.0 | $40,750 | licence | Truck Driver (Heavy); Truck Driver (Light or Delivery Servic |
| HI | 43 | 24.2 | $51,695 | not matched | — |
| MT | 35 | 8.7 | $44,753 | exam | Bus Drivers; Taxi Drivers |
| ME | 34 | 15.1 | $56,033 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL); Driver Education Instructor, School |
| RI | 32 | 9.7 | $48,214 | exam | Chauffeur / CDL; Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| AK | 25 | 15.8 | $57,048 | licence | Bus Driver, School; Vehicle for Hire Permit in City of Fai |
| ND | 25 | 8.7 | $41,152 | not matched | — |
| MS | 21 | 15.4 | $37,269 | exam | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| DE | 17 | 11.7 | $59,166 | not matched | — |
| WY | 15 | 9.8 | $46,748 | exam | SCHOOL BUS DRIVER; TRUCK DRIVER |
| VT | 15 | 10.0 | $53,673 | exam | Commercial Driver |
| SD | 13 | 10.7 | $37,842 | licence | Commercial Drivers License (CDL) |
| WV | 10 | 2.7 | $28,852 | not matched | — |
| DC | 6 | 11.3 | $68,029 | exam | TRUCK DRIVER, HEAVY(CDL) |
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.