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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 | 499 | 22.5 | $55,415 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 439 | 28.7 | $65,095 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| TX | 257 | 19.4 | $42,982 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| FL | 211 | 18.8 | $40,871 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| PA | 203 | 20.5 | $40,590 | not matched | — |
| MA | 181 | 21.4 | $50,731 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| OH | 137 | 26.8 | $43,774 | not matched | — |
| IL | 130 | 27.7 | $45,560 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| WA | 120 | 16.6 | $51,759 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| WI | 96 | 13.1 | $37,185 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| MI | 90 | 30.4 | $37,784 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| CT | 89 | 15.4 | $42,757 | not matched | — |
| OR | 85 | 10.6 | $47,900 | not matched | — |
| MN | 83 | 20.0 | $47,439 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| NC | 82 | 15.7 | $38,386 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| CO | 80 | 21.4 | $47,034 | not matched | — |
| MO | 75 | 21.8 | $44,046 | not matched | — |
| GA | 73 | 24.0 | $42,043 | not matched | — |
| ME | 69 | 7.2 | $44,123 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| AZ | 67 | 15.0 | $38,435 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| TN | 66 | 20.4 | $47,391 | not matched | — |
| MD | 63 | 18.6 | $44,725 | not matched | — |
| IN | 62 | 20.0 | $42,868 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 58 | 13.1 | $35,467 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| VA | 56 | 15.6 | $41,427 | not matched | — |
| KS | 47 | 9.7 | $26,015 | licence | Dentist |
| LA | 45 | 20.5 | $47,315 | not matched | — |
| NH | 40 | 7.3 | $38,204 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| IA | 39 | 11.1 | $34,152 | not matched | — |
| SC | 36 | 8.7 | $34,654 | not matched | — |
| NV | 35 | 25.2 | $35,706 | not matched | — |
| VT | 32 | 11.2 | $42,294 | exam | Educator |
| NM | 32 | 13.9 | $42,295 | not matched | — |
| OK | 29 | 28.6 | $50,920 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| DC | 26 | 34.3 | $55,582 | exam | DENTIST |
| MT | 26 | 8.2 | $34,893 | not matched | — |
| AK | 26 | 8.5 | $52,412 | not matched | — |
| DE | 26 | 24.9 | $37,699 | not matched | — |
| RI | 25 | 9.5 | $52,134 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| HI | 25 | 39.3 | $42,284 | not matched | — |
| UT | 24 | 10.9 | $34,847 | not matched | — |
| KY | 24 | 28.5 | $37,659 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| NE | 24 | 14.8 | $39,124 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| SD | 23 | 3.6 | $36,171 | not matched | — |
| AL | 23 | 10.2 | $42,915 | not matched | — |
| WY | 19 | 12.1 | $47,703 | not matched | — |
| AR | 16 | 35.9 | $47,880 | exam | Dentist |
| MS | 15 | 18.1 | $34,380 | not matched | — |
| ND | 15 | 2.5 | $37,595 | not matched | — |
| ID | 11 | 9.9 | $30,367 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| WV | 3 | 1.7 | $18,000 | 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.