Where is it easiest to open: Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
50 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 49-3021” (soc) for Automotive Body and Related Repairers. 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 | 817 | 4.4 | $47,954 | not matched | — |
| FL | 542 | 5.1 | $51,319 | not matched | — |
| TX | 526 | 5.9 | $48,255 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 290 | 6.9 | $51,192 | not matched | — |
| NY | 242 | 5.2 | $45,953 | not matched | — |
| MI | 204 | 5.4 | $47,194 | not matched | — |
| WA | 202 | 5.5 | $54,212 | not matched | — |
| IL | 194 | 5.0 | $45,457 | licence | REPAIRER |
| CO | 177 | 5.3 | $53,121 | not matched | — |
| PA | 172 | 5.3 | $69,337 | not matched | — |
| NC | 168 | 5.3 | $48,494 | not matched | — |
| GA | 149 | 4.3 | $48,578 | not matched | — |
| MA | 141 | 5.5 | $53,802 | not matched | — |
| TN | 118 | 6.2 | $55,320 | not matched | — |
| OH | 116 | 6.1 | $51,256 | not matched | — |
| LA | 113 | 5.5 | $47,410 | not matched | — |
| UT | 112 | 5.2 | $48,705 | not matched | — |
| MO | 111 | 5.4 | $47,302 | licence | Automotive Body and Related Repairers |
| VA | 110 | 6.6 | $47,879 | not matched | — |
| MD | 106 | 5.5 | $49,778 | not matched | — |
| MN | 99 | 9.5 | $62,776 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 96 | 4.5 | $52,361 | not matched | — |
| SC | 95 | 6.0 | $50,868 | not matched | — |
| OR | 94 | 5.1 | $57,990 | not matched | — |
| IN | 89 | 5.9 | $45,113 | not matched | — |
| AL | 87 | 5.3 | $49,950 | not matched | — |
| NV | 80 | 5.6 | $47,371 | not matched | — |
| MS | 79 | 4.8 | $47,627 | not matched | — |
| ID | 68 | 4.3 | $40,223 | not matched | — |
| WI | 65 | 6.3 | $46,171 | not matched | — |
| OK | 64 | 4.3 | $46,287 | not matched | — |
| KY | 64 | 6.3 | $52,575 | not matched | — |
| NM | 61 | 5.0 | $41,007 | not matched | — |
| AR | 55 | 4.5 | $42,211 | not matched | — |
| IA | 46 | 3.5 | $45,019 | not matched | — |
| CT | 44 | 7.5 | $54,260 | not matched | — |
| NE | 39 | 6.1 | $44,119 | not matched | — |
| MT | 39 | 4.0 | $49,731 | not matched | — |
| KS | 33 | 6.6 | $42,954 | not matched | — |
| ME | 29 | 5.1 | $34,667 | not matched | — |
| NH | 28 | 7.2 | $61,697 | not matched | — |
| HI | 26 | 4.9 | $58,953 | not matched | — |
| AK | 23 | 5.0 | $59,750 | not matched | — |
| WY | 21 | 4.6 | $47,412 | not matched | — |
| SD | 19 | 3.2 | $43,557 | not matched | — |
| ND | 18 | 3.9 | $51,535 | not matched | — |
| DE | 18 | 6.1 | $42,972 | not matched | — |
| WV | 16 | 4.4 | $44,958 | not matched | — |
| VT | 13 | 6.2 | $37,962 | not matched | — |
| RI | 10 | 3.7 | $48,405 | 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.