The Barber/Cosmetology family
DORA groups its license types into 40 families. This one holds 76,222 active licenses across 11 types.
4,440 of the 76,222 active licenses in the Barber/Cosmetology family carry a disciplinary action in DORA's file — 5.8%.
This site publishes that count and no more: never who, and never a case number. DORA records the type of action and no reason at all, and the two most common entries statewide are a stipulation and a letter of admonition — agreed outcomes. Every license counted here is active. Why that line is drawn there.
The license types in Barber/Cosmetology
| License type | Active licenses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetologist | 34,645 | 45.5% |
| Esthetician | 16,004 | 21.0% |
| Nail Technician | 11,839 | 15.5% |
| Shop Registration | 6,429 | 8.4% |
| Barber | 4,065 | 5.3% |
| Hair Stylist | 3,130 | 4.1% |
| Military Spouse - Cosmetologist | 60 | 0.1% |
| Military Spouse - Esthetician | 26 | 0.0% |
| Military Spouse - Nail Technician | 17 | 0.0% |
| Military Spouse - Barber | 4 | 0.0% |
| Military Spouse - Hair Stylist | 3 | 0.0% |
The other families
- Nursing — 154,590
- Medical — 45,311
- Architects, Engineers and Land Surveyors — 43,390
- Electrical — 42,362
- Pharmacy — 25,378
- Plumbing — 21,401
- Professional Counselors — 19,545
- Accountancy — 17,908
- Social Work — 16,728
- Dental — 16,378
- Massage Therapists — 13,791
- Physical Therapy — 12,269
- Veterinary — 10,962
- Occupational Therapy — 6,551
- Chiropractic — 5,999
- Psychology — 5,682
- Addiction Counselors — 5,411
- Respiratory Therapy — 5,172
- Speech Language Pathology — 4,577
- Surgical Assistant and Surgical Technologist — 3,749
- Marriage and Family Therapists — 3,010
- Optometric — 1,724
- Acupuncture — 1,618
- Landscape Architects — 1,299
- Athletic Trainers — 1,206
- Unlicensed Psychotherapist — 1,175
- Outfitters — 926
- Natural Medicine — 904
- Combative Sports — 879
- Nursing Home Administrators — 799
- Radon Professionals — 781
- Audiology — 762
- Funeral and Mortuary Science — 625
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