2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
812112 Beauty Salons
NAICS 812112 is the US industry code for beauty salons. This U.S.
- Code
- 812112 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Beauty Salons
- Part of
- Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 96020 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except those known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops) primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) cutting, trimming, shampooing, coloring, waving, or styling hair; (2) providing facials; and (3) applying makeup (except permanent makeup).
Examples Census gives
- Beauty parlors or shops
- Facial salons or shops
- Combined beauty and barber shops
- Hairdressing salons or shops
- Cosmetology salons or shops
- Unisex or women's hair stylist shops
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Cutting, trimming, and styling men's and boys' hair (known as barber shops or men's hair stylist shops) are classified in U.S. Industry 812111, Barber Shops.
- Offering training in hair styling or the cosmetic arts are classified in U.S. Industry 611511, Cosmetology and Barber Schools.
- Providing nail care services are classified in U.S. Industry 812113, Nail Salons.
- Providing massage (except offices of massage therapists), electrolysis (i.e., hair removal), permanent makeup, or tanning services are classified in U.S. Industry 812199, Other Personal Care Services.
- Providing medical skin care services (e.g., cosmetic surgery, dermatology) are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 812112
The Census index assigns these 14 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Beautician services
- Beauty and barber shops, combined
- Beauty parlors
- Beauty salons
- Beauty shops
- Cosmetology salons or shops
- Esthetician (i.e., skin care) services
- Facial salons
- Hair stylist salons or shops, unisex or women's
- Hair stylist services, unisex or women's
- Hairdresser services
- Hairdressing salons or shops, unisex or women's
- Makeup (except permanent) salons
- Unisex hair stylist shops
SBA size standard for 812112
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 812112, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 9602), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.