Jurisdiction · ME

Starting a business in ME

The largest industries in ME by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 828 occupational licences are on record here across 316 distinct titles, 644 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Full-Service Restaurants	1,446	22,469	licensing
Residential Remodelers	1,074	3,156	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	1,016	12,872	licensing
Landscaping Services	963	3,695	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	814	1,178	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	781	4,783	licensing
Religious Organizations	718	3,789	licensing
Child Care Services	674	5,236	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	662	3,912	licensing
Site Preparation Contractors	620	3,926	licensing
General Automotive Repair	614	2,262	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	585	3,668	licensing
New Single-Family Housing Construction (exce	560	2,234	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	558	5,387	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	491	9,981	licensing
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels	486	7,977	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	459	3,470	licensing
Offices of Dentists	457	4,205	licensing
Janitorial Services	424	3,139	licensing
Shellfish Fishing	409	320	licensing
Residential Intellectual and Developmental D	381	7,134	licensing
Logging	372	1,931	licensing
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (ex	357	18,229	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	306	1,483	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.