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Where is it easiest to open: Automobile Driving Schools
42 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 | 274 | 6.6 | $30,861 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 273 | 4.0 | $31,079 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| TX | 177 | 7.0 | $43,137 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| NJ | 139 | 5.4 | $25,305 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| MA | 120 | 6.8 | $31,133 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| WA | 107 | 8.1 | $34,778 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| FL | 101 | 8.0 | $47,775 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| OH | 94 | 6.8 | $21,719 | not matched | — |
| MD | 90 | 5.6 | $25,470 | not matched | — |
| MI | 64 | 8.2 | $30,399 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| IL | 53 | 6.9 | $44,079 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| CT | 52 | 6.9 | $31,683 | not matched | — |
| CO | 51 | 8.7 | $30,682 | not matched | — |
| WI | 46 | 5.0 | $24,216 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| GA | 37 | 6.9 | $24,622 | not matched | — |
| PA | 33 | 6.9 | $33,345 | not matched | — |
| VA | 33 | 3.3 | $22,602 | not matched | — |
| NC | 31 | 9.7 | $25,543 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| AZ | 29 | 8.1 | $37,170 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| IN | 24 | 6.3 | $20,106 | not matched | — |
| MN | 18 | 7.1 | $25,414 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| NH | 17 | 3.9 | $35,273 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| LA | 17 | 7.9 | $20,207 | not matched | — |
| SC | 16 | 5.8 | $26,269 | not matched | — |
| ME | 14 | 5.4 | $19,316 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| NV | 12 | 3.6 | $27,302 | not matched | — |
| ID | 9 | 8.3 | $40,587 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| KY | 9 | 3.1 | $31,179 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| KS | 8 | 10.1 | $19,284 | licence | Dentist |
| TN | 8 | 3.9 | $46,258 | not matched | — |
| OR | 7 | 5.7 | $22,250 | not matched | — |
| NE | 7 | 4.4 | $27,355 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| UT | 6 | 9.2 | $27,709 | not matched | — |
| OK | 6 | 12.5 | $23,813 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| RI | 5 | 2.4 | $24,000 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| NM | 5 | 4.6 | $38,957 | not matched | — |
| AK | 5 | 4.8 | $42,458 | not matched | — |
| MO | 4 | 3.2 | $16,077 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 4.7 | $23,929 | exam | Dentist |
| IA | 3 | 1.7 | $5,400 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 0.3 | $136,000 | not matched | — |
| DE | 3 | 6.7 | $95,950 | 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.