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Where is it easiest to open: All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
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 | 1,219 | 7.8 | $29,040 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| FL | 646 | 5.2 | $43,303 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| NY | 592 | 7.0 | $32,914 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| TX | 477 | 6.7 | $37,033 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| WA | 310 | 7.0 | $29,771 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| IL | 271 | 6.2 | $26,930 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| CO | 256 | 7.1 | $28,484 | not matched | — |
| MA | 234 | 8.8 | $37,151 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| PA | 206 | 7.4 | $27,874 | not matched | — |
| VA | 184 | 6.6 | $34,174 | not matched | — |
| MD | 182 | 6.2 | $31,661 | not matched | — |
| NC | 176 | 7.1 | $28,324 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| NJ | 175 | 7.1 | $25,087 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| MI | 165 | 8.8 | $31,860 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| AZ | 161 | 6.2 | $40,657 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| OR | 157 | 5.9 | $31,394 | not matched | — |
| MN | 155 | 12.5 | $45,540 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| GA | 140 | 5.2 | $28,352 | not matched | — |
| OH | 132 | 9.1 | $39,880 | not matched | — |
| SC | 114 | 5.4 | $29,051 | not matched | — |
| MO | 94 | 18.0 | $57,102 | not matched | — |
| CT | 83 | 7.7 | $32,036 | not matched | — |
| WI | 82 | 8.0 | $19,208 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| UT | 80 | 8.4 | $22,949 | not matched | — |
| IN | 79 | 8.1 | $26,749 | not matched | — |
| NV | 75 | 4.1 | $45,769 | not matched | — |
| TN | 70 | 4.7 | $37,429 | not matched | — |
| DC | 49 | 10.3 | $33,178 | exam | DENTIST |
| ID | 48 | 4.1 | $24,768 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| HI | 47 | 4.8 | $19,629 | not matched | — |
| NH | 47 | 6.3 | $28,936 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| LA | 45 | 4.9 | $34,786 | not matched | — |
| ME | 36 | 4.3 | $26,613 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| VT | 35 | 7.4 | $20,115 | exam | Educator |
| OK | 35 | 4.0 | $51,843 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| NM | 33 | 3.4 | $29,655 | not matched | — |
| MT | 32 | 4.4 | $44,479 | not matched | — |
| KY | 28 | 5.6 | $19,301 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| KS | 25 | 5.2 | $20,318 | licence | Dentist |
| RI | 24 | 3.7 | $26,978 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| NE | 24 | 15.0 | $30,219 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| AL | 23 | 4.2 | $37,196 | not matched | — |
| AK | 21 | 6.6 | $21,345 | not matched | — |
| DE | 18 | 7.2 | $54,186 | not matched | — |
| IA | 13 | 3.8 | $70,900 | not matched | — |
| WY | 12 | 3.8 | $41,689 | not matched | — |
| AR | 12 | 3.2 | $31,500 | exam | Dentist |
| WV | 8 | 2.6 | $11,095 | licence | Federal Firearms License |
| SD | 7 | 3.7 | $22,731 | not matched | — |
| MS | 6 | 1.2 | $28,714 | not matched | — |
| ND | 3 | 0.7 | $66,500 | 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.