Where is it easiest to open: Flight Training
32 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 25-1194” (soc) for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 200 | 28.8 | $60,109 | exam | Firearms Instructor ; Full Specialist |
| CA | 135 | 9.9 | $65,029 | licence | Baton Training Instructor; Driving School Instructor License |
| TX | 87 | 28.2 | $93,297 | exam | BARBER; COSMETOLOGIST |
| AZ | 47 | 22.1 | $58,667 | not matched | — |
| WA | 23 | 17.4 | $66,778 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor; Instructor (Cosmetology) |
| NC | 22 | 9.2 | $95,386 | exam | Barber Instructor; Certified Electrolysis Instructor |
| NJ | 19 | 33.0 | $91,352 | exam | COOPERATIVE EDUCATION COORDINATOR; DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| NV | 17 | 15.8 | $57,884 | licence | Cosmetologist |
| CO | 16 | 10.9 | $42,200 | not matched | — |
| UT | 15 | 6.1 | $36,707 | licence | BARBER |
| IL | 15 | 9.7 | $63,130 | exam | BARBER; BARBER TEACHER |
| KS | 15 | 43.3 | $54,986 | exam | Barber; Barber Instructor |
| AK | 13 | 8.2 | $49,708 | not matched | — |
| GA | 12 | 50.2 | $89,899 | exam | Appraiser Instructor; Barber Instructor |
| OK | 11 | 35.0 | $81,961 | exam | Barber / Barber Instructor; Cosmetology Instructor |
| NY | 11 | 17.6 | $40,387 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| AL | 10 | 8.0 | $84,200 | exam | Licensed Barber; Licensed Cosmetologist |
| OR | 10 | 36.4 | $34,832 | not matched | — |
| MA | 9 | 6.7 | $30,400 | not matched | — |
| TN | 8 | 6.2 | $39,740 | exam | COSMETOLOGIST; COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR |
| MO | 8 | 19.4 | $87,013 | exam | Barber; Barber Instructor |
| HI | 8 | 9.5 | $79,263 | exam | Beauty Instructor; Real Estate Prelicense Instructor |
| NH | 7 | 9.0 | $105,127 | exam | Cosmetology, Barbering, Esthetics, or ; Driver Education Instructor |
| VA | 7 | 11.3 | $30,354 | exam | Cosmetology License and Cosmetologist ; Esthetician License and Esthetics Inst |
| MD | 6 | 17.2 | $82,398 | licence | ASSISTANT TEACHER; STUDENT - ASSISTANT TEACHER |
| OH | 6 | 54.8 | $111,024 | exam | Cosmetology Instructor License |
| PA | 6 | 7.2 | $24,721 | exam | Barber; Barber Teacher |
| DE | 5 | 63.2 | $78,161 | exam | Teacher of Trade & Industry: Allied He; Teacher of Trade & Industry: Auto Body |
| SC | 4 | 15.0 | $135,033 | licence | Barber Instructors; CEU Association |
| LA | 3 | 6.3 | $105,105 | not matched | — |
| ID | 3 | 5.3 | $42,875 | exam | Barber - Instructor; Cosmetologist - Instructor |
| MN | 3 | 32.7 | $29,122 | licence | Barbers / Barbershops / Barber Schools; Cosmetology -Individual Licenses |
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.