{
  "readme": "Written exam pass rates, as the state board publishes them. One block per (state, license). Every number here is read from the source named in its own block; nothing is worked out and nothing is rounded. Counts are tests, not people, because that is how the board counts them.",
  "states": {
    "CA": {
      "source": {
        "publisher": "California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology",
        "document": "Board meeting materials, May 18, 2026, agenda item 9b",
        "url": "https://www.barbercosmo.ca.gov/about_us/meetings/materials/20260518_materials.pdf",
        "readOn": "2026-10-10"
      },
      "period": {
        "label": "January to March 2026",
        "quarter": "2026-Q1",
        "startDate": "2026-01-01",
        "endDate": "2026-03-31",
        "labelEs": "enero a marzo de 2026"
      },
      "smallCountThreshold": 50,
      "licences": {
        "cosmetology": {
          "boardLicenceName": "Cosmetologist",
          "overall": {
            "firstTimeTested": 1744,
            "firstTimePassPct": 65,
            "reExamTested": 1512,
            "reExamPassPct": 33,
            "totalTests": 3256
          },
          "byLanguage": [
            {
              "language": "English",
              "firstTimeTested": 1346,
              "firstTimePassPct": 69,
              "reExamPassPct": 35,
              "langKey": "en"
            },
            {
              "language": "Spanish",
              "firstTimeTested": 137,
              "firstTimePassPct": 27,
              "reExamPassPct": 19,
              "langKey": "es"
            },
            {
              "language": "Vietnamese",
              "firstTimeTested": 168,
              "firstTimePassPct": 63,
              "reExamPassPct": 47,
              "langKey": "vi"
            },
            {
              "language": "Korean",
              "firstTimeTested": 24,
              "firstTimePassPct": 63,
              "reExamPassPct": 48,
              "langKey": "ko"
            },
            {
              "language": "Chinese",
              "firstTimeTested": 69,
              "firstTimePassPct": 78,
              "reExamPassPct": 48,
              "langKey": "zh"
            }
          ],
          "byRoute": [
            {
              "route": "school",
              "firstTimePassPct": 70
            },
            {
              "route": "apprentice",
              "firstTimePassPct": 29
            },
            {
              "route": "outOfCountry",
              "firstTimePassPct": 33
            }
          ]
        },
        "barber": {
          "boardLicenceName": "Barber",
          "overall": {
            "firstTimeTested": 911,
            "firstTimePassPct": 56,
            "reExamTested": 916,
            "reExamPassPct": 31,
            "totalTests": 1827
          },
          "byLanguage": [
            {
              "language": "English",
              "firstTimeTested": 785,
              "firstTimePassPct": 61,
              "reExamPassPct": 34,
              "langKey": "en"
            },
            {
              "language": "Spanish",
              "firstTimeTested": 106,
              "firstTimePassPct": 25,
              "reExamPassPct": 20,
              "langKey": "es"
            },
            {
              "language": "Vietnamese",
              "firstTimeTested": 16,
              "firstTimePassPct": 38,
              "reExamPassPct": 37,
              "langKey": "vi"
            },
            {
              "language": "Korean",
              "firstTimeTested": 3,
              "firstTimePassPct": 100,
              "reExamPassPct": null,
              "langKey": "ko"
            },
            {
              "language": "Chinese",
              "firstTimeTested": 1,
              "firstTimePassPct": 0,
              "reExamPassPct": null,
              "langKey": "zh"
            }
          ],
          "byRoute": [
            {
              "route": "school",
              "firstTimePassPct": 62
            },
            {
              "route": "apprentice",
              "firstTimePassPct": 42
            },
            {
              "route": "outOfCountry",
              "firstTimePassPct": 22
            }
          ]
        },
        "esthetics": {
          "boardLicenceName": "Esthetician",
          "overall": {
            "firstTimeTested": 1237,
            "firstTimePassPct": 76,
            "reExamTested": 550,
            "reExamPassPct": 47,
            "totalTests": 1787
          },
          "byLanguage": [
            {
              "language": "English",
              "firstTimeTested": 1111,
              "firstTimePassPct": 79,
              "reExamPassPct": 50,
              "langKey": "en"
            },
            {
              "language": "Spanish",
              "firstTimeTested": 34,
              "firstTimePassPct": 41,
              "reExamPassPct": 24,
              "langKey": "es"
            },
            {
              "language": "Vietnamese",
              "firstTimeTested": 52,
              "firstTimePassPct": 56,
              "reExamPassPct": 25,
              "langKey": "vi"
            },
            {
              "language": "Korean",
              "firstTimeTested": 6,
              "firstTimePassPct": 33,
              "reExamPassPct": 57,
              "langKey": "ko"
            },
            {
              "language": "Chinese",
              "firstTimeTested": 34,
              "firstTimePassPct": 74,
              "reExamPassPct": 67,
              "langKey": "zh"
            }
          ],
          "byRoute": [
            {
              "route": "school",
              "firstTimePassPct": 78
            },
            {
              "route": "apprentice",
              "firstTimePassPct": null
            },
            {
              "route": "outOfCountry",
              "firstTimePassPct": 39
            }
          ]
        },
        "nails": {
          "boardLicenceName": "Manicurist",
          "overall": {
            "firstTimeTested": 1165,
            "firstTimePassPct": 77,
            "reExamTested": 457,
            "reExamPassPct": 50,
            "totalTests": 1622
          },
          "byLanguage": [
            {
              "language": "English",
              "firstTimeTested": 651,
              "firstTimePassPct": 80,
              "reExamPassPct": 54,
              "langKey": "en"
            },
            {
              "language": "Spanish",
              "firstTimeTested": 41,
              "firstTimePassPct": 44,
              "reExamPassPct": 33,
              "langKey": "es"
            },
            {
              "language": "Vietnamese",
              "firstTimeTested": 431,
              "firstTimePassPct": 74,
              "reExamPassPct": 50,
              "langKey": "vi"
            },
            {
              "language": "Korean",
              "firstTimeTested": 5,
              "firstTimePassPct": 40,
              "reExamPassPct": 17,
              "langKey": "ko"
            },
            {
              "language": "Chinese",
              "firstTimeTested": 37,
              "firstTimePassPct": 86,
              "reExamPassPct": 83,
              "langKey": "zh"
            }
          ],
          "byRoute": [
            {
              "route": "school",
              "firstTimePassPct": 78
            },
            {
              "route": "apprentice",
              "firstTimePassPct": null
            },
            {
              "route": "outOfCountry",
              "firstTimePassPct": 60
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "TX": {
      "source": {
        "publisher": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation",
        "document": "Exam Data Search",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/barbering-and-cosmetology/individuals/examinations",
        "readOn": null
      },
      "period": null,
      "licences": {}
    }
  }
}