Jurisdiction · SC

Starting a business in SC

The largest industries in SC by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 757 occupational licences are on record here across 295 distinct titles, 1 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Full-Service Restaurants	4,582	98,282	licensing
Religious Organizations	4,540	32,780	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	4,227	88,115	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	3,321	7,065	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	2,585	16,253	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	2,455	38,329	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	2,041	9,731	licensing
Landscaping Services	1,906	13,358	licensing
Offices of Dentists	1,748	14,540	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	1,681	18,408	licensing
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	1,476	7,147	licensing
Residential Remodelers	1,389	4,952	licensing
Commercial Banking	1,309	19,937	licensing
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels	1,124	26,766	licensing
Janitorial Services	1,084	19,932	licensing
General Automotive Repair	1,067	5,457	licensing
Beauty Salons	1,038	4,218	licensing
Child Care Services	1,033	13,543	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	1,004	9,541	licensing
New Single-Family Housing Construction (exce	949	4,065	licensing
Engineering Services	935	20,342	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	934	10,801	licensing
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (ex	902	50,901	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.