Jurisdiction · MO

Starting a business in MO

The largest industries in MO by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 395 occupational licences are on record here across 167 distinct titles, 252 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Limited-Service Restaurants	4,793	98,432	licensing
Religious Organizations	4,764	41,527	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	4,518	101,070	licensing
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Di	3,415	28,997	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	3,313	19,003	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	2,986	40,606	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	2,721	18,198	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	2,507	6,270	licensing
Commercial Banking	2,217	45,049	licensing
Landscaping Services	2,165	13,120	licensing
Residential Remodelers	2,109	7,530	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	1,886	23,555	licensing
Offices of Dentists	1,845	15,743	licensing
General Automotive Repair	1,676	8,696	licensing
Child Care Services	1,422	18,476	licensing
Home Health Care Services	1,404	23,190	licensing
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Tru	1,311	15,253	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	1,239	18,114	licensing
Beauty Salons	1,198	6,436	licensing
Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing	1,165	83,413	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	1,148	14,238	licensing
Janitorial Services	1,144	22,885	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	1,090	4,710	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.