Jurisdiction · CO

Starting a business in CO

The largest industries in CO by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 466 occupational licences are on record here across 170 distinct titles, 422 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	7,437	12,990	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	5,063	111,319	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	4,745	95,965	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	3,413	18,423	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	3,297	18,588	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	3,111	15,096	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	3,085	37,514	licensing
Residential Remodelers	3,012	10,242	licensing
Offices of Dentists	2,934	20,873	licensing
Religious Organizations	2,838	32,734	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	2,603	24,091	licensing
Landscaping Services	2,434	17,607	licensing
Engineering Services	2,358	40,774	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	2,213	22,975	licensing
Custom Computer Programming Services	2,136	19,126	licensing
Beauty Salons	2,015	7,984	licensing
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (exce	1,907	7,176	licensing
Marketing Consulting Services	1,842	6,726	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	1,732	22,551	licensing
Residential Property Managers	1,707	14,560	licensing
Computer Systems Design Services	1,642	25,087	licensing
General Automotive Repair	1,571	8,635	licensing
Janitorial Services	1,557	22,577	licensing
Other Accounting Services	1,538	4,687	licensing
Offices of Certified Public Accountants	1,504	13,057	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.