Jurisdiction · MA

Starting a business in MA

The largest industries in MA by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 327 occupational licences are on record here across 128 distinct titles, 258 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Full-Service Restaurants	6,558	133,020	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	5,336	72,006	licensing
Residential Remodelers	4,989	16,186	licensing
Landscaping Services	4,554	18,646	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	3,918	28,541	licensing
Offices of Dentists	3,188	26,211	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	3,069	29,674	licensing
Religious Organizations	2,879	22,853	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	2,667	36,086	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	2,638	26,687	licensing
Beauty Salons	2,568	13,439	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	2,560	55,923	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	2,359	7,461	licensing
Child Care Services	2,309	32,471	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	2,065	19,519	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	1,893	30,405	licensing
General Automotive Repair	1,806	7,771	licensing
Janitorial Services	1,757	25,295	licensing
Residential Intellectual and Developmental D	1,746	25,093	licensing
Custom Computer Programming Services	1,735	34,616	licensing
Residential Property Managers	1,588	16,914	licensing
Engineering Services	1,462	36,170	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.