Jurisdiction · DE

Starting a business in DE

The largest industries in DE by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 602 occupational licences are on record here across 272 distinct titles, 417 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Full-Service Restaurants	899	22,174	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	845	13,545	licensing
Custom Computer Programming Services	765	5,925	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	572	9,520	licensing
Religious Organizations	563	3,656	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	457	2,127	licensing
Residential Remodelers	456	1,677	licensing
Landscaping Services	456	4,285	licensing
Computer Systems Design Services	446	2,695	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	429	4,913	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	417	1,150	licensing
Offices of Other Holding Companies	375	1,405	licensing
Child Care Services	349	4,928	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	344	4,719	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	315	2,412	licensing
Offices of Dentists	294	3,121	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	283	3,437	licensing
Janitorial Services	279	3,437	licensing
Commercial Banking	278	22,494	licensing
Beauty Salons	276	1,816	licensing
Marketing Consulting Services	268	1,081	licensing
Office Administrative Services	247	2,137	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.