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50 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 | 2,008 | 12.7 | $35,419 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 849 | 10.3 | $29,448 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| TX | 833 | 10.6 | $27,480 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| FL | 702 | 7.9 | $24,325 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| NJ | 484 | 13.9 | $21,872 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| GA | 338 | 8.1 | $31,747 | not matched | — |
| IL | 332 | 11.3 | $22,115 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| VA | 252 | 9.7 | $17,735 | not matched | — |
| MA | 246 | 16.9 | $30,245 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| NC | 234 | 21.2 | $19,230 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| WA | 225 | 10.5 | $18,170 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| PA | 217 | 11.0 | $23,897 | not matched | — |
| OH | 212 | 12.3 | $30,995 | not matched | — |
| CO | 203 | 9.1 | $25,519 | not matched | — |
| MD | 187 | 10.6 | $27,486 | not matched | — |
| MI | 144 | 9.5 | $21,811 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| AZ | 129 | 8.8 | $18,901 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| MN | 113 | 13.4 | $57,211 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| TN | 113 | 12.0 | $22,126 | not matched | — |
| CT | 99 | 12.7 | $27,120 | not matched | — |
| OR | 92 | 9.2 | $15,441 | not matched | — |
| WI | 83 | 14.0 | $19,590 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| MO | 82 | 12.4 | $18,875 | not matched | — |
| IN | 75 | 11.3 | $19,449 | not matched | — |
| AL | 73 | 7.8 | $15,042 | not matched | — |
| NV | 72 | 11.3 | $16,152 | not matched | — |
| UT | 71 | 16.9 | $39,747 | not matched | — |
| HI | 62 | 7.1 | $14,228 | not matched | — |
| LA | 60 | 13.2 | $20,700 | not matched | — |
| OK | 60 | 8.9 | $18,142 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| SC | 57 | 9.3 | $22,894 | not matched | — |
| DC | 43 | 11.6 | $46,300 | exam | DENTIST |
| KY | 38 | 10.7 | $28,619 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| DE | 38 | 10.6 | $36,448 | not matched | — |
| KS | 36 | 7.8 | $25,224 | licence | Dentist |
| AR | 29 | 6.8 | $23,096 | exam | Dentist |
| NH | 27 | 14.3 | $16,705 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| IA | 27 | 15.0 | $32,632 | not matched | — |
| NE | 26 | 11.6 | $16,295 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| NM | 25 | 5.1 | $28,732 | not matched | — |
| ID | 25 | 10.7 | $29,966 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| ME | 19 | 8.8 | $27,167 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| RI | 17 | 7.9 | $24,874 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| MT | 17 | 5.5 | $22,926 | not matched | — |
| MS | 13 | 11.8 | $27,942 | not matched | — |
| AK | 13 | 6.9 | $26,522 | not matched | — |
| SD | 12 | 9.2 | $10,613 | not matched | — |
| VT | 10 | 9.9 | $38,980 | exam | Educator |
| WY | 7 | 3.1 | $54,136 | not matched | — |
| WV | 4 | 6.2 | $12,680 | 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.