Jurisdiction · MS

Starting a business in MS

The largest industries in MS by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 444 occupational licences are on record here across 221 distinct titles, 253 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Religious Organizations	2,834	17,832	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	2,482	56,632	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	1,739	36,581	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	1,429	18,382	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	1,256	6,090	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	1,217	5,306	licensing
Commercial Banking	1,168	15,046	licensing
Offices of Dentists	887	6,433	licensing
Child Care Services	783	9,589	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	684	6,638	licensing
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels	633	9,587	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	590	4,682	licensing
Landscaping Services	557	3,203	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	546	1,153	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	536	1,946	licensing
General Automotive Repair	490	2,187	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	446	4,659	licensing
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Tru	445	6,863	licensing
Consumer Lending	443	1,642	licensing
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Truc	397	2,467	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.