Jurisdiction · NC

Starting a business in NC

The largest industries in NC by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 1,551 occupational licences are on record here across 936 distinct titles, 574 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Religious Organizations	8,995	65,432	licensing
Full-Service Restaurants	8,538	179,643	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	8,498	185,426	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	6,869	14,666	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	5,093	97,700	licensing
Landscaping Services	4,356	31,414	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	4,015	25,438	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	3,961	44,775	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	3,905	26,917	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	3,862	24,642	licensing
Residential Remodelers	3,630	13,600	licensing
New Single-Family Housing Construction (exce	3,579	12,057	licensing
Offices of Dentists	3,537	32,598	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	3,067	30,940	licensing
General Automotive Repair	2,786	12,851	licensing
Child Care Services	2,592	35,589	licensing
Commercial Banking	2,482	87,698	licensing
Janitorial Services	2,245	30,487	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	2,230	10,063	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	2,199	26,273	licensing
Beauty Salons	2,198	9,671	licensing
Residential Property Managers	2,019	14,180	licensing
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (ex	1,989	119,428	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.