Where is it easiest to open: Apprenticeship Training
46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 115 | 15.3 | $69,380 | licence | Baton Training Instructor; Driving School Instructor License |
| NY | 66 | 8.8 | $59,596 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| IL | 60 | 12.5 | $54,921 | exam | BARBER; BARBER TEACHER |
| OH | 57 | 9.0 | $38,522 | exam | Cosmetology Instructor License |
| FL | 55 | 6.6 | $33,532 | exam | Firearms Instructor ; Full Specialist |
| TX | 49 | 12.2 | $32,301 | exam | BARBER; COSMETOLOGIST |
| IN | 39 | 11.5 | $25,457 | exam | Barber Instructor; Beauty Culture Instructor |
| WA | 36 | 17.0 | $79,285 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor; Instructor (Cosmetology) |
| MD | 28 | 29.2 | $31,193 | licence | ASSISTANT TEACHER; STUDENT - ASSISTANT TEACHER |
| MA | 28 | 7.9 | $65,719 | not matched | — |
| PA | 27 | 12.8 | $66,673 | exam | Barber; Barber Teacher |
| OR | 26 | 10.7 | $61,667 | not matched | — |
| MN | 23 | 11.9 | $44,256 | licence | Barbers / Barbershops / Barber Schools; Cosmetology -Individual Licenses |
| TN | 22 | 6.4 | $35,709 | exam | COSMETOLOGIST; COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR |
| NV | 21 | 12.4 | $51,654 | licence | Cosmetologist |
| WI | 19 | 11.9 | $52,721 | exam | AESTHETICS INSTRUCTOR; ASBESTOS PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR |
| CO | 19 | 11.1 | $49,233 | not matched | — |
| MI | 18 | 5.5 | $46,081 | exam | Barber; Barber Instructor |
| CT | 17 | 5.8 | $41,444 | not matched | — |
| MO | 16 | 12.9 | $56,367 | exam | Barber; Barber Instructor |
| AZ | 16 | 10.3 | $43,461 | not matched | — |
| WV | 14 | 5.3 | $37,419 | licence | Federal Firearms License |
| OK | 13 | 7.2 | $47,936 | exam | Barber / Barber Instructor; Cosmetology Instructor |
| IA | 13 | 6.3 | $44,780 | exam | Barber Instructor; Cosmetology Instructor |
| AK | 12 | 4.4 | $80,849 | not matched | — |
| LA | 11 | 5.3 | $27,828 | not matched | — |
| AL | 11 | 4.6 | $29,176 | exam | Licensed Barber; Licensed Cosmetologist |
| NM | 11 | 7.4 | $76,802 | exam | Barber/Cosmetologist Instructor; Barber Instructor |
| HI | 9 | 9.1 | $54,573 | exam | Beauty Instructor; Real Estate Prelicense Instructor |
| GA | 9 | 14.7 | $24,114 | exam | Appraiser Instructor; Barber Instructor |
| UT | 8 | 8.8 | $60,057 | licence | BARBER |
| KY | 8 | 9.4 | $40,387 | exam | Apprentice Instructor/Cosmetologist In; Barber Instructor |
| RI | 7 | 12.1 | $38,882 | licence | Real Estate Salesperson Instructor |
| MS | 7 | 7.3 | $27,686 | exam | Barber; Cosmetologist |
| KS | 6 | 4.5 | $45,481 | exam | Barber; Barber Instructor |
| NE | 6 | 16.8 | $20,277 | licence | Barber Instructor; Cosmetology Instructor |
| MT | 6 | 3.8 | $64,261 | exam | Barbers and Cosmetologists - Instructo |
| NC | 5 | 1.8 | $25,889 | exam | Barber Instructor; Certified Electrolysis Instructor |
| DC | 5 | 6.6 | $34,667 | exam | BARBER; DENTIST |
| ID | 4 | 88.2 | $135,295 | exam | Barber - Instructor; Cosmetologist - Instructor |
| AR | 4 | 20.0 | $14,162 | exam | Barber; Barber Instructor |
| WY | 3 | 1.3 | $45,000 | exam | COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR |
| SC | 3 | 3.0 | $50,889 | licence | Barber Instructors; CEU Association |
| ME | 3 | 2.0 | $43,333 | exam | Aesthetician Instructor; Barber, Instructor |
| VA | 3 | 5.0 | $14,200 | exam | Cosmetology License and Cosmetologist ; Esthetician License and Esthetics Inst |
| ND | 3 | 1.7 | $55,600 | exam | Barber Instructor; Cosmetology Instructors |
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.