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50 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 25-3021” (soc) for Self-Enrichment Teachers. 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 | 1,114 | 8.0 | $75,202 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| FL | 651 | 5.3 | $80,973 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| TX | 572 | 5.9 | $85,549 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| NY | 441 | 11.3 | $93,767 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| CO | 424 | 5.9 | $76,081 | not matched | — |
| IL | 308 | 6.3 | $100,846 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| NC | 227 | 10.3 | $94,360 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| MA | 226 | 7.4 | $100,972 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| PA | 226 | 8.4 | $87,091 | not matched | — |
| GA | 188 | 3.4 | $90,220 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 187 | 7.5 | $68,011 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| VA | 181 | 16.0 | $110,564 | not matched | — |
| OH | 177 | 5.4 | $66,043 | not matched | — |
| WA | 175 | 7.1 | $67,383 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| NJ | 166 | 5.8 | $66,591 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| MD | 144 | 14.9 | $77,035 | not matched | — |
| MI | 139 | 10.3 | $92,717 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| UT | 132 | 6.5 | $142,866 | not matched | — |
| OR | 130 | 4.5 | $71,799 | not matched | — |
| MN | 124 | 6.3 | $91,860 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| MO | 117 | 5.1 | $81,217 | not matched | — |
| NV | 112 | 6.0 | $64,522 | not matched | — |
| IN | 105 | 5.7 | $77,052 | not matched | — |
| CT | 104 | 7.4 | $110,970 | not matched | — |
| TN | 96 | 19.6 | $85,354 | not matched | — |
| WI | 92 | 12.9 | $80,870 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| DC | 90 | 18.8 | $96,319 | exam | DENTIST |
| LA | 61 | 6.7 | $61,474 | not matched | — |
| SC | 60 | 2.8 | $59,361 | not matched | — |
| KY | 49 | 9.2 | $51,960 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| NM | 45 | 3.1 | $62,674 | not matched | — |
| KS | 45 | 9.0 | $73,094 | licence | Dentist |
| IA | 42 | 4.0 | $89,705 | not matched | — |
| DE | 41 | 2.2 | $66,967 | not matched | — |
| OK | 38 | 6.3 | $80,008 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| ID | 37 | 2.5 | $29,209 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| NH | 35 | 7.6 | $169,371 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| HI | 34 | 4.9 | $52,295 | not matched | — |
| AL | 32 | 5.8 | $47,882 | not matched | — |
| ME | 30 | 2.3 | $82,632 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| AR | 27 | 4.7 | $54,857 | exam | Dentist |
| MT | 26 | 4.6 | $77,600 | not matched | — |
| VT | 23 | 3.6 | $66,699 | exam | Educator |
| NE | 18 | 1.8 | $83,000 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| WY | 15 | 2.1 | $49,355 | not matched | — |
| RI | 10 | 8.6 | $98,791 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| MS | 10 | 1.7 | $50,588 | not matched | — |
| AK | 6 | 1.5 | $52,889 | not matched | — |
| SD | 5 | 1.4 | $97,429 | not matched | — |
| WV | 3 | 3.7 | $88,273 | licence | Federal Firearms License |
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.