Jurisdiction · AR

Starting a business in AR

The largest industries in AR by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 585 occupational licences are on record here across 332 distinct titles, 367 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Religious Organizations	2,635	18,334	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	2,369	50,150	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	2,009	38,508	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	1,867	22,529	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	1,507	6,096	licensing
Commercial Banking	1,396	18,857	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	1,262	4,873	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	1,118	10,756	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	1,112	2,307	licensing
Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing	905	38,633	licensing
Offices of Dentists	891	7,504	licensing
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech	752	5,680	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	734	2,870	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	727	8,206	licensing
Landscaping Services	716	4,461	licensing
Child Care Services	702	11,354	licensing
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels	692	10,059	licensing
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Tru	607	24,692	licensing
Residential Remodelers	594	1,947	licensing
General Automotive Repair	587	2,627	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	559	5,627	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	526	3,280	licensing
New Single-Family Housing Construction (exce	492	1,531	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.