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King, Pierce and Snohomish counties held 1,418 employer beauty salons, about 34.8 per 100,000 residents, which is high for the twenty. Seventy-two percent were small, with 238 at five to nine staff. Washington's minimum of 1,600 school hours for a cosmetology license means the stylists on these calendars are trained professionals with long services to book, and clients expect to choose the person, not just the time. King County alone had 856, more than Pierce (289) and Snohomish (273) put together.

Census defines this metro as King County, Pierce County and Snohomish County, so the numbers here run past the Seattle city limits. Barbershops with employees numbered 121 across the same counties, so there were about 11.7 beauty salons for each one. CBP counts only establishments with paid employees, which means booth renters and solo stylists without staff sit outside these numbers.

King County led with 856, ahead of Pierce County (289) and Snohomish County (273). King County alone holds 60 percent of the metro total. Sorted by staff numbers, 1,024 had under five staff, 238 had five to nine, 108 had ten to nineteen, 43 had twenty to forty-nine, 5 had fifty to ninety-nine. Seattle's 1,418 sits nearest to Houston, which had 1,516.

Washington's Department of Licensing requires a license for anyone who provides cosmetology or hair design services for a fee, and sets a minimum of 1,600 school hours for a cosmetologist and 1,400 for a hair designer.