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Where is it easiest to open: Language Schools
34 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 | 370 | 10.8 | $24,301 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 131 | 16.3 | $32,849 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| NJ | 102 | 10.5 | $21,222 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| TX | 97 | 11.4 | $30,365 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| FL | 84 | 9.8 | $28,349 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| MA | 54 | 34.4 | $68,955 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| WA | 52 | 12.5 | $28,995 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| IL | 42 | 13.0 | $30,516 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| GA | 35 | 11.9 | $20,798 | not matched | — |
| CO | 33 | 11.2 | $50,652 | not matched | — |
| VA | 29 | 35.4 | $41,414 | not matched | — |
| PA | 27 | 7.7 | $13,493 | not matched | — |
| CT | 26 | 5.2 | $14,118 | not matched | — |
| NC | 21 | 8.7 | $11,973 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| UT | 20 | 23.6 | $19,570 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 19 | 4.9 | $15,936 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| MN | 18 | 13.8 | $14,339 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| HI | 17 | 10.4 | $21,051 | not matched | — |
| DC | 16 | 39.9 | $44,111 | exam | DENTIST |
| OR | 16 | 7.2 | $15,509 | not matched | — |
| OH | 15 | 11.2 | $13,631 | not matched | — |
| MD | 15 | 12.2 | $9,568 | not matched | — |
| TN | 10 | 6.7 | $22,328 | not matched | — |
| NV | 10 | 6.3 | $27,794 | not matched | — |
| MO | 8 | 10.4 | $10,639 | not matched | — |
| IN | 8 | 6.2 | $15,120 | not matched | — |
| MI | 7 | 14.6 | $49,608 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| WI | 4 | 10.0 | $27,075 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| DE | 4 | 9.2 | $10,297 | not matched | — |
| ID | 4 | 9.0 | $11,417 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| LA | 4 | 8.5 | $9,412 | not matched | — |
| VT | 3 | 2.3 | $53,714 | exam | Educator |
| OK | 3 | 7.0 | $25,571 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| AK | 3 | 3.7 | $5,091 | 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.