Where is it easiest to open: Passenger Car Rental
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 53-3099” (soc) for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. 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 | 1,178 | 10.6 | $56,184 | not matched | — |
| FL | 1,004 | 10.4 | $60,972 | not matched | — |
| TX | 788 | 8.5 | $49,527 | not matched | — |
| NY | 447 | 7.4 | $48,087 | exam | Vehicle Escort Driver |
| PA | 327 | 8.1 | $46,392 | not matched | — |
| IL | 292 | 7.5 | $48,965 | not matched | — |
| GA | 284 | 8.6 | $49,343 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 260 | 8.5 | $55,625 | not matched | — |
| NC | 249 | 8.6 | $43,216 | exam | Oversize/Overweight Escort Drivers Cer |
| OH | 220 | 7.3 | $47,167 | not matched | — |
| MA | 216 | 7.7 | $57,159 | not matched | — |
| VA | 208 | 10.4 | $49,453 | not matched | — |
| CO | 197 | 11.3 | $55,457 | not matched | — |
| MI | 185 | 8.5 | $46,569 | not matched | — |
| MD | 176 | 7.4 | $52,867 | not matched | — |
| TN | 169 | 9.7 | $44,978 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 167 | 11.5 | $41,999 | not matched | — |
| WA | 164 | 9.9 | $54,199 | not matched | — |
| HI | 159 | 11.4 | $51,584 | not matched | — |
| NV | 136 | 14.8 | $42,845 | not matched | — |
| MO | 128 | 10.6 | $40,582 | not matched | — |
| SC | 124 | 9.9 | $34,163 | not matched | — |
| IN | 122 | 8.1 | $43,378 | not matched | — |
| LA | 117 | 9.1 | $41,360 | not matched | — |
| OR | 102 | 9.8 | $44,792 | not matched | — |
| CT | 99 | 6.2 | $45,951 | not matched | — |
| UT | 97 | 12.0 | $54,270 | not matched | — |
| AL | 96 | 9.9 | $39,363 | not matched | — |
| WI | 89 | 7.7 | $47,029 | not matched | — |
| KY | 86 | 9.7 | $38,615 | not matched | — |
| MN | 75 | 10.0 | $49,313 | licence | Pilot-Escort Driver Certification |
| OK | 61 | 8.1 | $41,252 | not matched | — |
| MT | 54 | 10.8 | $39,702 | exam | Truck Drivers/Light |
| MS | 50 | 6.8 | $35,515 | not matched | — |
| IA | 45 | 7.3 | $40,244 | not matched | — |
| AK | 44 | 11.1 | $62,309 | not matched | — |
| RI | 44 | 7.4 | $53,440 | not matched | — |
| KS | 43 | 7.9 | $45,669 | not matched | — |
| AR | 38 | 8.8 | $45,778 | not matched | — |
| NM | 38 | 9.8 | $43,794 | not matched | — |
| ID | 34 | 10.7 | $36,769 | not matched | — |
| DE | 34 | 6.0 | $44,603 | not matched | — |
| NH | 33 | 7.0 | $37,774 | not matched | — |
| ME | 28 | 7.5 | $47,370 | not matched | — |
| NE | 25 | 13.9 | $39,103 | licence | Truck Driver (Light or Delivery Servic |
| ND | 23 | 5.7 | $48,969 | not matched | — |
| WY | 23 | 6.7 | $41,383 | not matched | — |
| WV | 21 | 4.6 | $38,031 | not matched | — |
| DC | 19 | 6.5 | $61,177 | not matched | — |
| SD | 19 | 7.4 | $45,901 | not matched | — |
| VT | 9 | 11.3 | $27,990 | 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.