# Texas Licensing Exams: 23 TDLR Exam Guides with Official Pass Rates (2026) > Source: PermitPulled, https://permitpulled.com/exams > Compiled from the public TDLR license file. Published under CC BY 4.0; attribution to PermitPulled required. > For an individual license record, use the official TDLR search: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/ [Texas license lookup]() / Exam guides # Texas licensing exams 23 guides to the exams TDLR requires, built from PSI's official candidate bulletins: how many questions, how long, what they cover, what it costs, and how many people actually pass. Reviewed 9 October 2026 ## Beauty and barbering [Exam guide**Cosmetology operator** 100 written questions in 120 minutes, then a 13-section practical. Half of written candidates fail.Pass rate: 49.1% (written)]() [Exam guide**Class A barber** 85 written questions in 90 minutes and an 11-section practical. Only 37% pass the written.Pass rate: 37.2% (written)]() [Exam guide**Esthetician** 75 written questions in 105 minutes and an 8-section facial practical that 98% pass.Pass rate: 65.8% (written)]() [Exam guide**Manicurist (nail technician)** A written and a practical exam through PSI. 68% pass the written; 82% the practical.Pass rate: 68.1% (written)]() [Exam guide**Eyelash extension specialist** Written and practical through PSI. 60% pass the written; 97% the practical.Pass rate: 60.2% (written)]() [Exam guide**Hair weaving specialist** 40 written questions in 55 minutes and a braid-and-weft practical of 50 points.Pass rate: 45.9% (written)]() ## Electrical [Exam guide**Journeyman electrician** Two timed portions on the 2026 NEC, open book, $78. About one in four passes.Pass rate: 24.5% (journeyman nec portion)]() [Exam guide**Master electrician** 75 code questions and 33 calculations on the 2026 NEC. Under one in four passes.Pass rate: 22.2% (master nec portion)]() [Exam guide**Residential wireman** 80 questions in 4 hours on the 2026 NEC, open book, $64. 30% pass.Pass rate: 30.1% (residential wireman)]() [Exam guide**Maintenance electrician** 60 questions in 3 hours on the 2026 NEC, open book, $64.Pass rate: 44.4% (maintenance)]() [Exam guide**Residential appliance installer** 80 questions in 4 hours; pools, spas and fountains are the biggest topic. 36% pass.Pass rate: 35.8% (appliance installer)]() [Exam guide**Sign electrician (master and journeyman)** 100 or 80 questions; electric signs and outline lighting are over a third of each.Pass rate: 42.6% (master sign)]() [Exam guide**Journeyman industrial and lineman** Industrial: 60 questions with an electrical safety section. Lineman: 40 questions in 2 hours.Pass rate: 15.7% (journeyman industrial)]() ## Air conditioning [Exam guide**A/C contractor (HVAC)** Class A: 120 questions in 230 minutes. Class B: 100 in 170. Open book, 2024 codes.]() [Exam guide**A/C certified technician** 60 questions in 112 minutes, almost half on testing, diagnostics and service.]() ## Other licenses [Exam guide**Auctioneer** 75 closed-book questions, a 75% pass mark and two tries per application.Pass rate: 51.6% (fy2025)]() [Exam guide**Property tax consultant** PTC: 50 questions in 80 minutes. Senior: 100 in 125. Appraisal is over half of both.Pass rate: 50.8% (ptc fy2025)]() [Exam guide**Property tax appraiser and collector** Four exams from 80 to 150 questions; the Class IV appraiser exam runs 5½ hours.]() [Exam guide**Water well driller** A general exam plus one per endorsement. Only 28% passed the water well exam.Pass rate: 45.7% (general well driller)]() [Exam guide**Pump installer** A 60-question general pump exam plus a 30-question exam per endorsement.Pass rate: 45.1% (general pump)]() [Exam guide**Massage therapist** 100 questions in 150 minutes, in English or Spanish. Swedish massage is 38%.]() [Exam guide**Motor fuel service technician** 30 open-book questions in 60 minutes, for low-flow or high-flow fuel dispensers.]() [Exam guide**Boiler inspector** A written exam on eight boiler topics. Fewer than half passed in 2025.Pass rate: 40.0% (fy2025)]() ## Every pass rate, hardest first Official figures TDLR publishes for fiscal year 2025 (September 2024 to August 2025), for exams taken at least 15 times. Exams taken, not people: someone who fails twice and passes once counts three times. Exam| Pass rate| Taken| Passed ---|---|---|--- [Journeyman industrial and lineman]() Journeyman industrial | **15.7%**| 51| 8 [Master electrician]() Master calculations portion | **19.1%**| 3,946| 753 [Journeyman electrician]() Journeyman calculations portion | **20.6%**| 6,328| 1,301 [Master electrician]() Master NEC portion | **22.2%**| 3,472| 771 [Journeyman electrician]() Journeyman NEC portion | **24.5%**| 5,731| 1,402 [Sign electrician (master and journeyman)]() Journeyman sign | **25.5%**| 55| 14 [Journeyman electrician]() Journeyman (listed separately by TDLR) | **27.5%**| 5,050| 1,390 [Water well driller]() Water well driller | **28.2%**| 156| 44 [Residential wireman]() Residential wireman | **30.1%**| 1,098| 331 [Residential appliance installer]() Appliance installer | **35.8%**| 480| 172 [Class A barber]() Written | **37.2%**| 8,457| 3,150 [Journeyman industrial and lineman]() Journeyman lineman | **40.0%**| 20| 8 [Boiler inspector]() Exam | **40.0%**| 20| 8 [Sign electrician (master and journeyman)]() Master sign | **42.6%**| 54| 23 [Maintenance electrician]() Maintenance | **44.4%**| 18| 8 [Pump installer]() Single-phase pump | **44.6%**| 92| 41 [Pump installer]() General pump | **45.1%**| 102| 46 [Water well driller]() General well driller | **45.7%**| 105| 48 [Hair weaving specialist]() Written | **45.9%**| 37| 17 [Cosmetology operator]() Written | **49.1%**| 21,331| 10,463 [Property tax consultant]() PTC | **50.8%**| 260| 132 [Auctioneer]() Exam | **51.6%**| 93| 48 [Pump installer]() Line-shaft turbine | **52.4%**| 21| 11 [Property tax consultant]() Senior | **53.5%**| 43| 23 [Water well driller]() Monitor well driller | **54.5%**| 22| 12 [Pump installer]() Windmills and pump jacks | **54.5%**| 22| 12 [Esthetician]() Manicurist/esthetician written | **55.3%**| 628| 347 [Pump installer]() Three-phase pump | **56.6%**| 53| 30 [Eyelash extension specialist]() Written | **60.2%**| 1,624| 978 [Esthetician]() Written | **65.8%**| 8,544| 5,618 [Manicurist (nail technician)]() Written | **68.1%**| 9,591| 6,529 [Esthetician]() Manicurist/esthetician practical | **78.3%**| 253| 198 [Manicurist (nail technician)]() Practical | **82.5%**| 7,031| 5,798 [Cosmetology operator]() Practical | **89.1%**| 10,630| 9,471 [Class A barber]() Practical | **89.8%**| 2,972| 2,669 [Eyelash extension specialist]() Practical | **97.3%**| 936| 911 [Esthetician]() Practical | **98.2%**| 5,472| 5,372 Sources: TDLR examination statistics pages for each program, linked in each guide. 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