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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 | 2,855 | 9.3 | $25,976 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| FL | 1,744 | 5.4 | $32,778 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| TX | 1,711 | 9.7 | $22,666 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| NY | 1,362 | 8.0 | $23,100 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| NJ | 789 | 8.4 | $23,653 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| IL | 718 | 9.1 | $21,436 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| MA | 649 | 7.7 | $25,015 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| PA | 643 | 8.3 | $21,470 | not matched | — |
| WA | 633 | 9.1 | $21,965 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| NC | 614 | 8.2 | $20,660 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| GA | 595 | 7.5 | $22,719 | not matched | — |
| VA | 591 | 8.3 | $22,154 | not matched | — |
| CO | 571 | 8.6 | $21,246 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 466 | 8.7 | $22,763 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| OH | 431 | 10.3 | $17,592 | not matched | — |
| MD | 392 | 8.8 | $23,139 | not matched | — |
| MI | 369 | 11.2 | $16,508 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| MN | 322 | 10.1 | $20,121 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| CT | 317 | 7.4 | $23,796 | not matched | — |
| WI | 299 | 9.7 | $17,756 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| TN | 286 | 14.5 | $28,424 | not matched | — |
| UT | 282 | 11.8 | $17,417 | not matched | — |
| OR | 277 | 7.5 | $20,599 | not matched | — |
| MO | 273 | 9.9 | $16,885 | not matched | — |
| IN | 251 | 9.9 | $16,657 | not matched | — |
| SC | 223 | 6.8 | $21,706 | not matched | — |
| NV | 195 | 6.4 | $22,056 | not matched | — |
| AL | 183 | 6.5 | $19,833 | not matched | — |
| LA | 179 | 7.8 | $15,171 | not matched | — |
| OK | 155 | 7.7 | $19,212 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| KY | 134 | 9.0 | $15,122 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| HI | 134 | 6.0 | $27,699 | not matched | — |
| ID | 125 | 9.8 | $13,728 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| NE | 121 | 9.6 | $14,862 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| KS | 116 | 10.0 | $15,405 | licence | Dentist |
| AR | 114 | 8.9 | $16,800 | exam | Dentist |
| NH | 112 | 6.9 | $24,118 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| ME | 98 | 4.7 | $28,400 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| IA | 95 | 13.2 | $22,358 | not matched | — |
| RI | 91 | 4.6 | $31,955 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| MT | 77 | 10.1 | $17,240 | not matched | — |
| NM | 77 | 7.5 | $19,279 | not matched | — |
| DE | 61 | 7.7 | $20,175 | not matched | — |
| AK | 59 | 8.9 | $19,145 | not matched | — |
| VT | 54 | 6.9 | $18,491 | exam | Educator |
| WY | 41 | 16.2 | $30,298 | not matched | — |
| MS | 39 | 7.4 | $18,692 | not matched | — |
| ND | 33 | 11.4 | $14,302 | not matched | — |
| SD | 29 | 8.8 | $16,642 | not matched | — |
| DC | 26 | 6.8 | $39,576 | exam | DENTIST |
| WV | 23 | 3.2 | $26,699 | 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.