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Where is it easiest to open: Other Urban Transit Systems

2 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 53-3052” (soc) for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.

StateOperatorsAvg staffPay / employeeGateLicence titles matched
NY71.0$25,714examBus Driver; Certified Examiner - Bus Driver
FL417.8$174,268examCardroom Bus Officer/Director/Sharehol

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.