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36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 91 | 6.8 | $40,018 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| PA | 52 | 7.0 | $39,627 | not matched | — |
| NY | 49 | 6.0 | $46,990 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| CA | 29 | 10.7 | $52,265 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| RI | 27 | 6.0 | $52,858 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| ME | 22 | 3.3 | $38,548 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| VA | 20 | 40.1 | $39,040 | not matched | — |
| FL | 17 | 21.6 | $28,834 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| GA | 15 | 7.4 | $38,423 | not matched | — |
| TN | 14 | 44.9 | $43,070 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 14 | 12.2 | $28,222 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| CT | 13 | 9.4 | $40,934 | not matched | — |
| MN | 12 | 15.9 | $42,691 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| SC | 11 | 17.5 | $29,109 | not matched | — |
| WI | 10 | 2.9 | $32,621 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| DC | 10 | 11.7 | $65,564 | exam | DENTIST |
| IN | 10 | 12.2 | $35,992 | not matched | — |
| MD | 10 | 9.4 | $39,638 | not matched | — |
| TX | 10 | 7.4 | $39,446 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| KY | 9 | 9.6 | $39,535 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| NH | 9 | 3.4 | $45,226 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| OR | 8 | 4.9 | $30,846 | not matched | — |
| MO | 7 | 9.1 | $64,219 | not matched | — |
| MS | 7 | 8.7 | $12,590 | not matched | — |
| MI | 6 | 19.7 | $35,534 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| NC | 6 | 6.8 | $47,854 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| IL | 6 | 7.0 | $42,738 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| WA | 6 | 2.7 | $34,625 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| DE | 5 | 9.2 | $25,739 | not matched | — |
| AL | 4 | 12.0 | $39,938 | not matched | — |
| HI | 4 | 40.5 | $41,630 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 3 | 4.3 | $31,692 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| LA | 3 | 7.3 | $37,955 | not matched | — |
| MT | 3 | 7.3 | $23,727 | not matched | — |
| CO | 3 | 13.0 | $27,154 | not matched | — |
| VT | 3 | 17.0 | $40,667 | exam | Educator |
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.