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Step-by-step guides for 20 of the licenses TDLR issues: the hours, the exams, the fees and the order to do things in, written from TDLR's own application pages. Each guide also shows how many people hold that license today.

Requirements reviewed 8 October 2026

Beauty and barbering

How to get licensedCosmetology operator1,000 hours of school, a written exam at 900 hours, a practical at the end, and a $50 application fee.177,997 active in Texas How to get licensedManicurist (nail technician)In Texas a nail tech is a licensed manicurist: 600 hours, written and practical exams, $50.63,279 active in Texas How to get licensedEsthetician750 hours, written and practical exams, $50, plus two combination licenses worth knowing about.54,014 active in Texas How to get licensedEyelash extension specialist320 hours at a licensed school, then both a written and a practical exam.4,326 active in Texas How to get licensedHair weaving specialist300 hours, written and practical exams, and an 800-hour route if you add esthetics.166 active in Texas How to get licensedClass A barberClass A Barber: 1,000 hours, a written exam from 900 hours, a practical at the end, $50.26,184 active in Texas How to get licensedSalon (establishment)Every salon, barbershop, nail or lash studio needs an establishment license: $78, or $70 for a mini-establishment.57,800 active in Texas

Electrical

How to get licensedApprentice electricianNo experience, no exam, $20 online. The entry point for every electrical career in Texas.169,007 active in Texas How to get licensedJourneyman electrician8,000 supervised hours (exam from 7,000), a mailed application, $30 and an open-book NEC exam.40,120 active in Texas How to get licensedMaster electricianTwo years as a journeyman, 12,000 supervised hours, a $45 mailed application and the exam.18,617 active in Texas How to get licensedResidential wiremanHalf the hours of a journeyman, for homes and apartments up to four stories. $20 by mail.1,966 active in Texas How to get licensedMaintenance electrician8,000 hours under a master or maintenance electrician, for electrical maintenance work. $20.550 active in Texas How to get licensedElectrical contractorA master electrician on staff, $300,000 liability cover, workers' comp paperwork and $110.12,243 active in Texas How to get licensedResidential appliance installerNo experience needed: a $30 mailed application and an exam, for appliance and pool electrical work.2,203 active in Texas

Air conditioning

How to get licensedA/C contractor (HVAC license)48 months of supervised experience, Class A or B, an endorsement, insurance and $115.19,105 active in Texas How to get licensedA/C technicianRegistered at 16 for $20 with no exam, or certified after 24 months and an exam.40,840 active in Texas

Other trades

How to get licensedTow truck operatorThree operator licenses, a certification for two of them, a driver's license and $100.12,935 active in Texas How to get licensedAuctioneer80 classroom hours at an approved auction school, an exam at 75%, and $100 including the recovery fund.1,689 active in Texas How to get licensedWater well driller / pump installerTwo supervised years, a set number of qualifying wells or installs, an exam, and $430.2,231 active in Texas How to get licensedProperty tax consultant40 hours of pre-license education, a Senior PTC sponsor, a 50-question exam and $50.2,338 active in Texas

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