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47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 756 | 21.1 | $58,613 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| CA | 458 | 20.3 | $36,339 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| FL | 130 | 18.0 | $28,571 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| IL | 120 | 27.8 | $40,270 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| TX | 99 | 28.2 | $36,119 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| PA | 81 | 27.0 | $36,780 | not matched | — |
| MA | 73 | 18.8 | $35,349 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| MN | 69 | 21.1 | $31,545 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| MO | 67 | 27.4 | $34,955 | not matched | — |
| WA | 64 | 30.8 | $32,661 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| NJ | 61 | 23.0 | $30,944 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| OR | 48 | 25.8 | $29,883 | not matched | — |
| CO | 46 | 16.2 | $28,133 | not matched | — |
| MD | 45 | 31.2 | $40,389 | not matched | — |
| OH | 45 | 21.6 | $29,748 | not matched | — |
| CT | 43 | 15.8 | $38,950 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 42 | 33.0 | $25,264 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| MI | 42 | 19.2 | $20,957 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| NV | 38 | 17.4 | $46,350 | not matched | — |
| NC | 38 | 9.6 | $39,653 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| WI | 37 | 17.3 | $32,644 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| TN | 35 | 46.2 | $23,363 | not matched | — |
| GA | 34 | 17.2 | $30,196 | not matched | — |
| SC | 30 | 15.0 | $27,313 | not matched | — |
| DC | 28 | 36.8 | $36,281 | exam | DENTIST |
| NH | 26 | 8.8 | $36,306 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| HI | 23 | 49.2 | $31,301 | not matched | — |
| VA | 21 | 30.7 | $25,820 | not matched | — |
| IN | 20 | 20.1 | $28,993 | not matched | — |
| LA | 16 | 11.3 | $26,348 | not matched | — |
| AL | 15 | 13.7 | $30,976 | not matched | — |
| UT | 15 | 55.9 | $28,142 | not matched | — |
| IA | 13 | 6.3 | $27,793 | not matched | — |
| ME | 12 | 7.8 | $47,613 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| KS | 12 | 32.2 | $28,780 | licence | Dentist |
| NM | 12 | 12.6 | $92,974 | not matched | — |
| OK | 12 | 12.4 | $38,389 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| RI | 12 | 22.1 | $34,981 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| MT | 11 | 8.4 | $26,685 | not matched | — |
| KY | 11 | 13.2 | $36,641 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| SD | 10 | 0.2 | $141,000 | not matched | — |
| ID | 9 | 15.9 | $26,846 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| DE | 9 | 17.1 | $19,338 | not matched | — |
| AK | 8 | 4.6 | $26,649 | not matched | — |
| NE | 8 | 21.8 | $33,448 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| VT | 7 | 17.4 | $33,320 | exam | Educator |
| AR | 6 | 14.2 | $21,353 | exam | Dentist |
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.