In most such industries the entry barrier is a license of some type, one that must be purchased or earned through education and testing. If a license is easy to obtain it isn't much of a barrier to entry and so profits will be nearly zero.
Examples of monopolistically competitive industries with barriers
to entry include: the medical profession, the legal profession,
taxi cab services in some cities, bars nightclubs and restaurants
in some cities.
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