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23 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 | 46 | 7.7 | $44,014 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| NY | 32 | 29.9 | $79,776 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| PA | 29 | 9.5 | $41,887 | not matched | — |
| CT | 24 | 12.0 | $39,484 | not matched | — |
| TX | 19 | 6.8 | $50,845 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| FL | 18 | 5.9 | $41,840 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| AZ | 14 | 5.8 | $42,111 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| ME | 10 | 2.8 | $77,393 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| GA | 8 | 13.9 | $35,108 | not matched | — |
| OR | 8 | 8.1 | $37,677 | not matched | — |
| NH | 7 | 2.9 | $67,250 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| MI | 7 | 7.3 | $48,745 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| IN | 6 | 11.5 | $32,043 | not matched | — |
| WA | 5 | 9.6 | $63,646 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| UT | 4 | 2.2 | $101,222 | not matched | — |
| TN | 4 | 35.5 | $34,197 | not matched | — |
| KY | 3 | 6.7 | $25,700 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| SC | 3 | 7.3 | $68,045 | not matched | — |
| NM | 3 | 4.7 | $65,286 | not matched | — |
| WI | 3 | 3.0 | $26,667 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| MO | 3 | 18.7 | $31,732 | not matched | — |
| OH | 3 | 37.7 | $36,230 | not matched | — |
| MA | 3 | 1.7 | $31,600 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
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.