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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 53-3031” (soc) for Driver/Sales Workers. 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 | 2,001 | 5.8 | $33,725 | not matched | — |
| NY | 1,973 | 4.2 | $31,301 | not matched | — |
| TX | 1,366 | 7.5 | $26,771 | not matched | — |
| FL | 992 | 6.0 | $28,171 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 822 | 4.7 | $28,933 | not matched | — |
| GA | 602 | 4.2 | $25,618 | not matched | — |
| IL | 581 | 5.7 | $31,269 | not matched | — |
| PA | 497 | 4.4 | $24,169 | not matched | — |
| MA | 495 | 5.0 | $32,228 | not matched | — |
| VA | 465 | 5.7 | $30,425 | not matched | — |
| NC | 410 | 6.8 | $25,440 | exam | Regular Driver Licenses: C, Permit, Le |
| MD | 380 | 6.1 | $30,781 | not matched | — |
| OH | 335 | 6.7 | $26,053 | not matched | — |
| MI | 321 | 5.4 | $30,569 | not matched | — |
| WA | 288 | 3.8 | $34,004 | not matched | — |
| CO | 265 | 5.2 | $32,543 | not matched | — |
| CT | 229 | 6.8 | $32,298 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 220 | 8.8 | $28,695 | not matched | — |
| SC | 197 | 6.6 | $26,184 | not matched | — |
| TN | 188 | 6.7 | $28,677 | not matched | — |
| MO | 158 | 8.3 | $28,572 | not matched | — |
| IN | 154 | 7.0 | $28,419 | not matched | — |
| MN | 147 | 8.3 | $29,304 | not matched | — |
| LA | 138 | 5.9 | $25,349 | not matched | — |
| NV | 137 | 7.5 | $28,151 | not matched | — |
| AL | 136 | 7.9 | $25,608 | exam | CDL Class B |
| OK | 111 | 8.4 | $24,926 | not matched | — |
| OR | 105 | 5.6 | $30,993 | not matched | — |
| KY | 102 | 6.0 | $31,772 | not matched | — |
| UT | 89 | 7.0 | $21,138 | not matched | — |
| WI | 89 | 7.0 | $24,744 | not matched | — |
| DC | 80 | 3.5 | $35,129 | not matched | — |
| AR | 70 | 7.7 | $28,760 | not matched | — |
| RI | 68 | 5.1 | $30,491 | not matched | — |
| KS | 64 | 6.7 | $25,747 | not matched | — |
| MS | 56 | 9.0 | $23,918 | not matched | — |
| DE | 48 | 5.2 | $26,633 | not matched | — |
| NH | 43 | 8.8 | $37,468 | not matched | — |
| NM | 40 | 7.7 | $31,373 | not matched | — |
| NE | 37 | 16.1 | $24,824 | not matched | — |
| ID | 37 | 7.5 | $27,777 | not matched | — |
| IA | 34 | 9.6 | $28,224 | not matched | — |
| HI | 33 | 26.9 | $36,172 | not matched | — |
| ME | 18 | 4.5 | $32,222 | not matched | — |
| AK | 14 | 7.2 | $31,564 | licence | Vehicle for Hire Permit in City of Fai |
| MT | 13 | 8.8 | $23,826 | not matched | — |
| WY | 11 | 7.1 | $33,038 | not matched | — |
| SD | 11 | 4.8 | $25,226 | not matched | — |
| WV | 6 | 6.7 | $16,050 | not matched | — |
| VT | 5 | 6.8 | $38,235 | not matched | — |
| ND | 4 | 11.5 | $17,674 | 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.