Jurisdiction · FL

Starting a business in FL

The largest industries in FL by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 1,275 occupational licences are on record here across 378 distinct titles, 451 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	21,138	43,651	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	19,983	232,905	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	18,196	443,994	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	17,247	97,117	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	15,966	295,817	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	11,361	58,800	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	10,836	69,498	licensing
Landscaping Services	10,659	78,385	licensing
Residential Remodelers	10,280	30,993	licensing
Religious Organizations	9,407	99,785	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	9,351	94,828	licensing
Offices of Dentists	9,024	61,772	licensing
Beauty Salons	7,524	28,204	licensing
Marketing Consulting Services	6,727	27,141	licensing
Janitorial Services	6,659	65,896	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	6,480	69,988	licensing
Residential Property Managers	5,363	55,322	licensing
Engineering Services	5,243	76,769	licensing
Other Accounting Services	5,219	17,556	licensing
General Automotive Repair	5,199	21,602	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	4,944	20,485	licensing
Commercial Banking	4,885	96,779	licensing
Custom Computer Programming Services	4,820	45,910	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.