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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 | 2,136 | 10.4 | $37,792 | licence | Driving School Instructor License; Driving School Operator License |
| PA | 2,134 | 8.3 | $19,985 | not matched | — |
| NY | 1,420 | 12.3 | $40,008 | exam | Driving School Instructor |
| OH | 1,344 | 7.5 | $23,456 | not matched | — |
| TX | 1,292 | 8.9 | $34,809 | licence | DENTIST; DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR |
| FL | 1,092 | 7.5 | $28,838 | licence | Teachers of ESOL; Teaching English for Speakers of Other |
| IL | 950 | 9.8 | $40,747 | exam | COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL OWNE; DRIVER/TRAINER |
| MN | 949 | 9.7 | $19,326 | licence | Firearms Training Instructor Certifica |
| IN | 886 | 11.0 | $22,718 | not matched | — |
| MA | 829 | 8.0 | $32,594 | exam | HORSEBACK RIDING INSTRUCTOR |
| MI | 757 | 5.8 | $25,419 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| VA | 565 | 8.0 | $37,732 | not matched | — |
| WA | 544 | 6.9 | $38,862 | exam | Driver Training School Instructor |
| MD | 515 | 7.1 | $34,581 | not matched | — |
| NC | 491 | 7.5 | $29,765 | licence | Commercial Driver Training Instructor ; Truck Driver Training School Instructo |
| MO | 429 | 6.9 | $32,674 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 421 | 6.9 | $31,182 | exam | DRIVING INSTRUCTOR |
| CO | 418 | 7.5 | $38,394 | not matched | — |
| GA | 368 | 7.4 | $37,309 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 365 | 8.0 | $36,109 | licence | Defensive Driving School Instructor |
| WI | 358 | 8.3 | $29,267 | exam | DRIVER INSTRUCTOR |
| TN | 328 | 7.6 | $35,960 | not matched | — |
| OR | 311 | 8.0 | $30,542 | not matched | — |
| CT | 297 | 8.0 | $30,855 | not matched | — |
| IA | 254 | 5.9 | $24,891 | not matched | — |
| DC | 248 | 12.0 | $77,918 | exam | DENTIST |
| AL | 236 | 5.9 | $26,443 | not matched | — |
| LA | 226 | 8.0 | $29,779 | not matched | — |
| SC | 223 | 9.2 | $24,381 | not matched | — |
| ME | 220 | 7.0 | $25,432 | exam | Driver Education Instructor, School |
| KS | 215 | 6.8 | $37,531 | licence | Dentist |
| KY | 207 | 7.5 | $30,711 | exam | Commercial Drivers License Training Sc; Commercial Drivers License Training Sc |
| NE | 204 | 5.6 | $26,111 | licence | Driver Safety Instructor |
| OK | 202 | 5.3 | $33,320 | exam | Driver Education Instructor; Driver Training Commercial School Inst |
| NH | 176 | 6.9 | $26,223 | exam | Driver Education Instructor |
| WV | 173 | 5.5 | $18,770 | licence | Federal Firearms License |
| NM | 165 | 6.6 | $23,141 | not matched | — |
| AR | 149 | 5.1 | $28,420 | exam | Dentist |
| MT | 138 | 6.1 | $30,965 | not matched | — |
| VT | 136 | 5.4 | $20,311 | exam | Educator |
| RI | 124 | 8.3 | $29,028 | licence | Driving Instructor |
| AK | 119 | 5.8 | $30,418 | not matched | — |
| ND | 118 | 6.3 | $18,040 | not matched | — |
| MS | 113 | 4.9 | $33,875 | not matched | — |
| WY | 108 | 4.5 | $22,795 | not matched | — |
| UT | 101 | 7.3 | $34,339 | not matched | — |
| SD | 97 | 5.6 | $25,627 | not matched | — |
| DE | 96 | 5.9 | $31,637 | not matched | — |
| ID | 94 | 6.2 | $24,841 | exam | Driving Instructor |
| NV | 90 | 6.8 | $35,899 | not matched | — |
| HI | 57 | 8.7 | $42,781 | 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.