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Where is it easiest to open: Support Activities for Rail Transportation
39 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 49-3043” (soc) for Rail Car Repairers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 166 | 40.8 | $64,990 | not matched | — |
| IL | 94 | 45.8 | $71,090 | not matched | — |
| CA | 83 | 40.3 | $62,285 | not matched | — |
| OH | 65 | 30.6 | $78,139 | not matched | — |
| FL | 62 | 35.4 | $57,272 | not matched | — |
| GA | 48 | 21.8 | $57,203 | not matched | — |
| PA | 32 | 17.6 | $69,915 | not matched | — |
| AL | 32 | 20.4 | $48,473 | not matched | — |
| WA | 30 | 25.0 | $64,587 | not matched | — |
| LA | 30 | 13.1 | $75,240 | not matched | — |
| MO | 25 | 31.1 | $79,553 | not matched | — |
| CO | 25 | 13.3 | $59,492 | not matched | — |
| KY | 25 | 108.9 | $45,226 | not matched | — |
| TN | 22 | 9.4 | $64,107 | not matched | — |
| IN | 21 | 52.0 | $85,632 | not matched | — |
| KS | 20 | 51.2 | $87,202 | not matched | — |
| MI | 20 | 18.8 | $65,421 | not matched | — |
| NY | 20 | 22.6 | $78,887 | exam | Truck Driver, Heavy or Tractor Trailer |
| NJ | 18 | 24.8 | $82,438 | not matched | — |
| WY | 14 | 12.4 | $62,179 | not matched | — |
| OK | 13 | 10.0 | $52,269 | not matched | — |
| NC | 10 | 28.6 | $79,420 | not matched | — |
| NE | 10 | 17.5 | $62,960 | licence | Motor Vehicle/Trailer/Motorcycle Deale; Trailer-Only Dealer |
| AZ | 10 | 16.1 | $61,404 | not matched | — |
| OR | 10 | 15.9 | $54,862 | not matched | — |
| MN | 9 | 15.8 | $70,655 | not matched | — |
| MA | 9 | 25.1 | $65,894 | not matched | — |
| UT | 9 | 22.6 | $87,148 | licence | DRIVER - HEAVY TRUCK & TRACTOR TRAILER |
| MD | 8 | 20.9 | $65,329 | not matched | — |
| DE | 8 | 11.2 | $88,011 | not matched | — |
| MS | 8 | 10.0 | $77,188 | licence | Railroad Construction; Traffic Control, Signs, Striping, Guar |
| NM | 7 | 7.9 | $45,927 | not matched | — |
| AR | 7 | 10.4 | $58,671 | licence | Commercial Driver (Tractor-Trailer Tru |
| IA | 7 | 34.4 | $47,988 | not matched | — |
| MT | 5 | 5.8 | $51,517 | not matched | — |
| WI | 4 | 25.5 | $68,167 | not matched | — |
| SC | 4 | 15.8 | $45,365 | not matched | — |
| VA | 3 | 88.0 | $98,341 | not matched | — |
| WV | 3 | 18.3 | $57,291 | 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.