Shampooer

Shampooers shampoo and rinse customers’ hair.

Thirty-seven states license shampooers. Seven of these states—Alabama, Louisiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia—issue a license specific to shampooers. In the other 30 states, shampooing is interpreted as falling under the scope of other licenses administered by barbering and cosmetology boards (see Appendix B for details). On average, aspiring shampooers must pay $130 in fees, complete 248 days of education and experience, and pass about two exams—the 45th most burdensome requirements of the 102 occupations studied here. Because many states license shampooers, the occupation ranks as the 32nd most widely and onerously licensed.

State	Fees	Estimated Calendar Days Lost	Education	Experience	Exams	Minimum Grade	Minimum Age
Alabama	$75.00	0	-	-	0	0	16
Arkansas	$35.00	31	20 days	20 clock hours	1	12	0
California	$125.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	10	17
Colorado	$155.00	280	1200 clock hours	-	2	0	16
Delaware	$225.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	10	16
Hawaii	$110.00	292	1250 clock hours	-	1	12	16
Idaho	$186.00	210	900 clock hours	-	2	10	17
Iowa	$118.00	490	2100 clock hours	-	1	12	0
Kansas	$180.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	3	12	16
Kentucky	$400.00	532	1500 clock hours	6 months	2	12	18
Louisiana	$0.00	9	40 clock hours	-	1	0	0
Massachusetts	$188.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	0	0
Michigan	$200.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	9	17
Mississippi	$85.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	12	0
Missouri	$160.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	10	17
Montana	$80.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	12	18
Nebraska	$78.00	490	2100 clock hours	-	1	12	17
Nevada	$115.00	12	50 clock hours	-	1	10	16
New Hampshire	$25.00	35	150 clock hours	-	0	0	16
New Jersey	$80.00	210	900 clock hours	-	2	12	17
New Mexico	$160.00	280	1200 clock hours	-	3	10	17
New York	$70.00	54	231 clock hours	-	3	0	17
North Dakota	$185.00	420	1800 clock hours	-	3	12	0
Ohio	$51.00	280	1200 clock hours	-	2	10	16
Oklahoma	$60.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	8	16
Oregon	$100.00	315	1350 clock hours	-	3	0	0
Rhode Island	$75.00	350	1500 clock hours	-	2	12	18
South Carolina	$90.00	42	-	6 weeks	1	0	16
South Dakota	$80.00	490	2100 clock hours	-	3	12	18
Tennessee	$190.00	70	300 clock hours	-	2	0	16
Texas	$156.00	70	300 clock hours	-	2	7	16
Utah	$234.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	0	0
Vermont	$110.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	3	12	18
Washington	$25.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	0	17
West Virginia	$35.00	1	3 clock hours	-	0	9	16
Wisconsin	$391.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	12	18
Wyoming	$185.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	10	17