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Day Care Center, Adult & Geriatric

Who it's for:
Industry:
Day Care
Agency:
NJ Department of Health
Day Care Center, Adult & Geriatric
,
Division of Health Facilities, Evaluation and Licensing, Certificate of Need and Health Care, Facility Licensure
Phone:
(609) 292-5960
NJ Department of Health
Day Care Center, Adult & Geriatric

Daycare: License for a Child Care Center

Who it's for:
Industry:

If you have more than 6 children under your care, you must run your child care services outside of your home and will need a child care center license.

Agency:
NJ Department of Children and Families
Daycare: License for a Child Care Center
,
Office of Licensing
Phone:
(609) 826-3999
NJ Department of Children and Families
Daycare: License for a Child Care Center
Apply for My License

Delivery Service (Interstate Travel)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Interstate Delivery
Agency:
Delivery Service (Interstate Travel)
,
United States Government Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration
Phone:
(800) 832-5660
Delivery Service (Interstate Travel)

Delivery Service (Van or Car)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Delivery Service
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Delivery Service (Van or Car)
,
Motor Vehicles Commission
Phone:
(609) 292-6500
Department of Transportation
Delivery Service (Van or Car)

Dental Assistant

Who it's for:
Industry:
Dental Assistant
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dental Assistant
,
State Board of Dentistry
Phone:
(973) 504-6405
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dental Assistant

Dental Hygienist

Who it's for:
Industry:
Dental Hygienist
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dental Hygienist
,
State Board of Dentistry
Phone:
(973) 504-6405
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dental Hygienist

Dental Intern/Student

Who it's for:
Industry:
Dental Intern
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dental Intern/Student
,
State Board of Dentistry
Phone:
(973) 504-6405
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dental Intern/Student

Dental X-Ray Tech

Who it's for:
Industry:
Dental X-ray
Agency:
NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Dental X-Ray Tech
,
Bureau of Radiologic Health
Phone:
(609) 984-5890
NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Dental X-Ray Tech

Dentist

Who it's for:
Industry:
Dentist
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dentist
,
State Board of Dentistry
Phone:
(973) 504-6405
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dentist

Dentistry-Clinic

Who it's for:
Industry:
Dentistry Clinic
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dentistry-Clinic
,
Division of Consumer Affairs
Phone:
(973) 504-6405
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dentistry-Clinic

Dentistry-Limited Teacher

Who it's for:
Industry:
Dentistry Teacher
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dentistry-Limited Teacher
,
Division of Consumer Affairs
Phone:
(973) 504-6405
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Dentistry-Limited Teacher

Deputy Sheriff

Who it's for:
Industry:
Deputy Sheriff
Agency:
Department of Law and Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff
,
Division of Criminal Justice, Police Training Commission
Phone:
(Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Criminal JusticePolice Training Commission
Department of Law and Public Safety
Deputy Sheriff

Desserts (Frozen)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Frozen Desserts
Agency:
NJ Department of Health
Desserts (Frozen)
,
Office of Consumer Environmental Health Services, Public Health Sanitation and Safety Program
Phone:
(609) 826-4941
NJ Department of Health
Desserts (Frozen)

Detective Agency: Register Employees

Who it's for:
Individuals
Industry:
Detective Agency

All staff working in your detective agency must be registered before they can be scheduled for work.

All New Jersey (NJ) private detective agencies are required to mail in employee registrations to the NJ State Police Private Detective Unit within 48 hours of fingerprinting new employees.

Agency:
NJ State Police
Detective Agency: Register Employees
,
Private Detective Unit
Phone:
(609) 341-3426
NJ State Police
Detective Agency: Register Employees
Read the Registration Instructions

Detective: Detective Agency License

Who it's for:
Businesses
Industry:

You need a license to operate a detective agency. To prepare for the application, consider reading the Private Detective License Application Instructions and the New Jersey State Police Private Detective Information.

Agency:
NJ State Police
Detective: Detective Agency License
,
Private Detective Unit
Phone:
(609) 882-2000
NJ State Police
Detective: Detective Agency License
Apply for My Agency License

Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist

Who it's for:
Industry:
X-ray Technologist
Agency:
NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist
,
Bureau of Radiologic Health
Phone:
(609) 984-5890
NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist

Driving School Agent

Who it's for:
Industry:
Driving School Agent
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Driving School Agent
,
Motor Vehicle Commission, Driving School Unit
Phone:
(609) 292-6500 5094
Department of Transportation
Driving School Agent

Driving School Instructor

Who it's for:
Industry:
Driving School Instructor
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Driving School Instructor
,
Motor Vehicle Commission, Driving School Unit
Phone:
(609) 292-6500 5094
Department of Transportation
Driving School Instructor

Drop Zone (Parachuting)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Drop Zone
Agency:
Department of Transportation
Drop Zone (Parachuting)
,
Division of Aeronautics
Phone:
(609) 530-2913
Department of Transportation
Drop Zone (Parachuting)

Drug Abuse Counselor

Who it's for:
Industry:
Substance Counselor
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Drug Abuse Counselor
,
State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners
Phone:
(973) 504-6415
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Drug Abuse Counselor

Drug Treatment Center

Who it's for:
Industry:
Drug Treatment
Agency:
NJ Department of Health
Drug Treatment Center
,
Phone:
(609) 292-5960
NJ Department of Health
Drug Treatment Center

Drugs (Distributed to other counties)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Drug Exports
Agency:
NJ Department of Health
Drugs (Distributed to other counties)
,
Phone:
(609) 826-4935
NJ Department of Health
Drugs (Distributed to other counties)

Drugs (Manufacture, Wholesale to Medical Professionals)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Drug Manufacture
Agency:
NJ Department of Health
Drugs (Manufacture, Wholesale to Medical Professionals)
,
Division OF Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Health Services, Consumer Health Services
Phone:
(609) 826-4935
NJ Department of Health
Drugs (Manufacture, Wholesale to Medical Professionals)

Drugs (Non-Prescription or Not Cannabis)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Non-Prescription Drugs
Agency:
NJ Department of Health
Drugs (Non-Prescription or Not Cannabis)
,
Division OF Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Health Services, Consumer Health Services
Phone:
(609) 826-4935
NJ Department of Health
Drugs (Non-Prescription or Not Cannabis)

Drywall Contractor (Residential)

Who it's for:
Industry:
Drywall Contractor
Agency:
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Drywall Contractor (Residential)
,
Division of Consumer Affairs
Phone:
(973) 424-8150
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs
Drywall Contractor (Residential)
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