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29 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 | 94 | 13.9 | $43,008 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 94 | 18.2 | $47,354 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| FL | 62 | 9.6 | $34,812 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| PA | 35 | 14.9 | $35,220 | not matched | — |
| IL | 32 | 9.6 | $44,565 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| MN | 24 | 7.6 | $16,396 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| MD | 22 | 7.1 | $14,731 | not matched | — |
| UT | 13 | 7.7 | $22,840 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 12 | 16.2 | $24,938 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| GA | 11 | 11.4 | $70,632 | not matched | — |
| TX | 10 | 55.4 | $36,958 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| OH | 10 | 22.1 | $29,697 | not matched | — |
| MA | 9 | 28.9 | $64,377 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| HI | 9 | 40.0 | $28,044 | not matched | — |
| CO | 8 | 38.1 | $29,554 | not matched | — |
| MI | 8 | 8.1 | $24,662 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| DC | 8 | 19.4 | $49,329 | exam | DENTIST |
| WI | 7 | 13.6 | $36,716 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| MO | 7 | 9.7 | $17,809 | not matched | — |
| NC | 7 | 26.3 | $38,739 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| NV | 6 | 23.5 | $56,326 | not matched | — |
| SC | 6 | 11.3 | $17,250 | not matched | — |
| OR | 5 | 57.8 | $18,311 | not matched | — |
| CT | 4 | 5.5 | $17,455 | not matched | — |
| VA | 4 | 1.2 | $28,000 | not matched | — |
| NM | 4 | 8.5 | $26,647 | not matched | — |
| ID | 3 | 18.7 | $26,018 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| OK | 3 | 18.3 | $40,127 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| MT | 3 | 2.0 | $21,833 | 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.