Jurisdiction · WA

Starting a business in WA

The largest industries in WA by operator count, each linking to the full record for that industry in this jurisdiction. 344 occupational licences are on record here across 176 distinct titles, 224 of them exam-gated.

Industry	Operators here	People employed	Where it is easiest
Full-Service Restaurants	6,723	110,394	licensing
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	5,665	14,411	licensing
Residential Remodelers	5,171	18,027	licensing
Limited-Service Restaurants	5,165	90,943	licensing
Offices of Dentists	3,625	32,568	licensing
Religious Organizations	3,569	28,845	licensing
Offices of Lawyers	3,478	21,069	licensing
New Single-Family Housing Construction (exce	3,242	12,464	licensing
Landscaping Services	3,189	19,271	licensing
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	3,084	33,528	licensing
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health	2,869	60,497	licensing
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	2,592	16,017	licensing
Child Care Services	2,381	22,867	licensing
Administrative Management and General Manage	2,292	23,141	licensing
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Cont	2,237	33,104	licensing
Beauty Salons	2,163	9,068	licensing
Janitorial Services	2,159	18,719	licensing
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Inst	2,137	26,638	licensing
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellin	2,121	9,975	licensing
Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	1,816	21,605	licensing
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	1,802	9,132	licensing
Residential Property Managers	1,765	14,406	licensing
General Automotive Repair	1,732	8,928	licensing
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Tru	1,710	9,882	licensing
Engineering Services	1,694	34,470	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.