How many people and businesses hold a Texas barbering or cosmetology license, broken out by license type, with the number due to renew in the next 90 days. Figures come from TDLR's own licensee extract and carry the date they were pulled.
Barbering and cosmetology in Texas are regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), which issues and renews every individual, establishment and school license in the state. The governing law is Texas Occupations Code Title 9, Chapter 1603 — Regulation of Barbering and Cosmetology, with the administrative rules TDLR adopts under it published on its laws and rules page. Every shop, salon, school and licensed professional in this directory operates under that chapter.
Chapters 1601 (barbers) and 1602 (cosmetologists) were consolidated into Chapter 1603. Guides, forms and school handbooks that still cite 1601 or 1602 are referring to superseded chapters — worth checking if you're working from older material.
All figures as of July 27, 2026, derived from TDLR's licensee extract.
| License type | Active | Expiring in 90 days |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology Operator | 196,229 | 21,461 |
| Cosmetology Manicurist | 70,355 | 7,350 |
| Cosmetology Esthetician | 47,674 | 5,030 |
| Full Service Establishment | 33,419 | 3,607 |
| Class A Barber | 30,405 | 3,323 |
| Mini Establishment | 21,165 | 1,901 |
| Cosmetology Manicurist/Esthetician | 12,136 | 1,289 |
| Manicurist/Esthetician Establishment | 7,325 | 734 |
| Cosmetology Eyelash Extension Specialist | 5,471 | 520 |
| Esthetician Establishment | 4,457 | 402 |
| Manicurist Establishment | 810 | 60 |
| Cosmetology Private School | 640 | 149 |
| All license types | 431,828 | 46,072 |
Source: licensee extract published by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation via the Texas Open Data Portal, snapshot July 27, 2026. Counts are of license records, not unique individuals — one person may hold more than one license.
Inner G Complete Agency. “Texas Barber & Cosmetology License Data.” ShearQuery. License data as of July 27, 2026. https://shearquery.com/texas/licensing
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