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51 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 | 2,325 | 9.0 | $23,155 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 1,396 | 9.5 | $22,824 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| TX | 1,095 | 6.7 | $21,489 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| FL | 881 | 4.9 | $22,968 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| NJ | 707 | 8.6 | $17,729 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| IL | 616 | 8.9 | $21,150 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| MA | 599 | 8.9 | $21,123 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| PA | 549 | 8.7 | $19,920 | not matched | — |
| WA | 511 | 7.8 | $19,813 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| NC | 433 | 6.4 | $18,903 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| OH | 403 | 7.8 | $17,470 | not matched | — |
| VA | 381 | 8.0 | $19,096 | not matched | — |
| CO | 360 | 7.1 | $20,979 | not matched | — |
| GA | 356 | 5.7 | $19,412 | not matched | — |
| MI | 285 | 7.3 | $17,063 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| MD | 280 | 7.7 | $25,427 | not matched | — |
| UT | 280 | 11.0 | $11,710 | not matched | — |
| WI | 277 | 7.5 | $15,882 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| AZ | 277 | 6.4 | $20,747 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| CT | 275 | 7.5 | $18,833 | not matched | — |
| MN | 252 | 9.6 | $18,421 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| MO | 218 | 7.9 | $14,968 | not matched | — |
| IN | 217 | 7.5 | $16,200 | not matched | — |
| OR | 215 | 7.3 | $18,994 | not matched | — |
| TN | 209 | 6.6 | $20,099 | not matched | — |
| SC | 142 | 5.9 | $17,771 | not matched | — |
| LA | 129 | 7.2 | $17,095 | not matched | — |
| IA | 124 | 8.8 | $12,027 | not matched | — |
| AL | 121 | 7.5 | $14,942 | not matched | — |
| KS | 118 | 8.0 | $11,571 | licence | Dentist |
| NH | 109 | 8.9 | $16,787 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| NV | 106 | 5.5 | $20,819 | not matched | — |
| OK | 98 | 6.6 | $19,928 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| AR | 90 | 5.5 | $17,134 | exam | Dentist |
| NE | 90 | 9.9 | $14,192 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| KY | 85 | 7.9 | $15,439 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| RI | 78 | 5.0 | $20,182 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| ID | 65 | 7.5 | $11,700 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| ME | 60 | 7.4 | $21,837 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| HI | 59 | 5.4 | $17,793 | not matched | — |
| DE | 55 | 8.5 | $17,393 | not matched | — |
| VT | 53 | 8.4 | $20,780 | exam | Educator |
| NM | 52 | 7.6 | $26,774 | not matched | — |
| MT | 44 | 6.1 | $12,359 | not matched | — |
| DC | 41 | 13.9 | $30,655 | exam | DENTIST |
| SD | 35 | 6.6 | $11,013 | not matched | — |
| MS | 33 | 6.1 | $13,441 | not matched | — |
| AK | 33 | 5.8 | $17,289 | not matched | — |
| WV | 31 | 3.4 | $13,594 | licence | Federal Firearms License |
| WY | 28 | 9.6 | $14,689 | not matched | — |
| ND | 25 | 8.6 | $13,898 | 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.