Jurisdiction · AL

Starting a business in AL

The largest industries in AL by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 293 occupational licences are on record here across 150 distinct titles, 125 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Religious Organizations	4,524	38,265	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	4,439	89,949	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	2,765	63,055	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	2,653	38,622	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	2,205	12,040	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	1,713	8,085	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	1,636	16,916	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	1,562	4,372	licensing
Commercial Banking	1,550	28,407	licensing
Offices of Dentists	1,373	12,365	licensing
Landscaping Services	1,336	9,794	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	989	12,360	licensing
Residential Remodelers	975	3,789	licensing
Child Care Services	970	12,006	licensing
Engineering Services	956	31,122	licensing
General Automotive Repair	919	4,395	licensing
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels	881	15,738	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	851	3,539	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	764	8,436	licensing
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (ex	764	35,148	licensing
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Tru	753	14,632	licensing

Operator and employment counts are from the US Census County Business Patterns; licence counts from the CareerOneStop register. Suppressed cells are excluded rather than counted as zero.