Small Business Development Guide
Do I Need a License?
The following is a list of the approximately 40 trades and professions that require special licensing to do business within the State of Ohio:
| Accountants | Nurses |
| Ambulance Services | Nursing Home Administrators |
| Architects | Occupational Therapists |
| Athletic Agents | Optometrists |
| Attorneys | Pawn Brokers |
| Auctioneers | Pharmacists |
| Audiologists | Physical Therapists |
| Barbers | Physicians |
| Boiler Operators | Physicians' Assistants |
| Cemetery Registrars | Precious Metal Dealers |
| Chiropractors | Private Investigators |
| Commission Merchants | Professional Engineer/Surveyors |
| Cosmetologists | |
| Counselors | Psychologists |
| Debt Pooling Companies | Radiation Therapy Technologists |
| Dental Hygienists | Radiographers |
| Dentists | Radiographers |
| Dietitians | Real Estate Appraisers |
| Dispensing Opticians | Real Estate Brokers |
| Embalmers | Respiratory Care |
| Emergency Medical Service | Sanitarians |
| Funeral Directors | Secondhand Dealers |
| Gristmillers | Security Services |
| Hearing Aid Dealers | Social Workers |
| Innkeepers | Speech Pathologists |
| Junk Yards | Steam Engineers |
| Motor Vehicle Salvage | Veterinarians |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologists | X-Ray Machine Operators |
Certain kinds of businesses may require additional licenses, as with the sale of alcohol and cigarettes. If you have nay questions regarding a special permit, tax, or other licensing requirements for your business, consult your city licensing office and the Ohio First Stop Business Connection at 1-800-248-4040.