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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 | 1,179 | 5.2 | $71,824 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 600 | 5.9 | $78,873 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| TN | 493 | 6.5 | $163,501 | not matched | — |
| FL | 457 | 3.3 | $40,752 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| TX | 263 | 7.5 | $55,875 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| IL | 213 | 8.2 | $43,076 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| GA | 142 | 6.1 | $51,231 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 134 | 6.7 | $37,857 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| MA | 124 | 10.7 | $59,135 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| PA | 119 | 10.3 | $39,733 | not matched | — |
| CO | 108 | 6.7 | $34,706 | not matched | — |
| WA | 99 | 9.9 | $35,053 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| MN | 86 | 9.7 | $47,965 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| NV | 85 | 5.1 | $51,265 | not matched | — |
| OR | 75 | 7.8 | $37,080 | not matched | — |
| NC | 71 | 8.1 | $43,839 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| AZ | 67 | 11.0 | $26,232 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| VA | 63 | 6.3 | $34,987 | not matched | — |
| MI | 62 | 15.6 | $50,528 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| MO | 59 | 12.5 | $50,116 | not matched | — |
| OH | 55 | 22.4 | $57,767 | not matched | — |
| MD | 50 | 13.0 | $42,648 | not matched | — |
| WI | 49 | 12.8 | $30,212 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| UT | 48 | 6.1 | $55,990 | not matched | — |
| IN | 44 | 12.8 | $36,340 | not matched | — |
| CT | 41 | 13.6 | $19,508 | not matched | — |
| OK | 31 | 12.1 | $40,500 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| SC | 29 | 16.1 | $22,679 | not matched | — |
| DE | 27 | 2.8 | $77,707 | not matched | — |
| LA | 26 | 5.9 | $28,974 | not matched | — |
| AL | 25 | 9.8 | $27,496 | not matched | — |
| NM | 21 | 6.8 | $32,804 | not matched | — |
| KY | 19 | 13.7 | $32,115 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| DC | 17 | 6.3 | $43,542 | exam | DENTIST |
| HI | 16 | 7.5 | $23,267 | not matched | — |
| KS | 13 | 6.2 | $24,112 | licence | Dentist |
| NE | 13 | 21.0 | $22,524 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| SD | 10 | 5.0 | $34,380 | not matched | — |
| ME | 10 | 15.3 | $19,072 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| IA | 10 | 16.4 | $21,494 | not matched | — |
| ID | 10 | 10.4 | $41,269 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| AR | 9 | 15.4 | $24,863 | exam | Dentist |
| NH | 7 | 1.9 | $42,308 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| WY | 6 | 3.5 | $42,714 | not matched | — |
| ND | 6 | 3.7 | $14,045 | not matched | — |
| MT | 5 | 4.0 | $66,350 | not matched | — |
| RI | 5 | 44.2 | $15,344 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| AK | 5 | 1.8 | $61,111 | not matched | — |
| VT | 4 | 5.0 | $51,300 | exam | Educator |
| WV | 4 | 7.0 | $55,893 | 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.