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Licensing Requirements

Arkansas - 600 hrs or 350 hrs & 1500 for Cosmetology

Illinois - 600 hrs

Michigan - 400 hrs or 6 mo apprenticeship

North Dakota - 600 hrs

California - 600 hrs or 2 yrs apprenticeship

Indiana - 1500 hrs beauty culture course or 700 hrs esthetics course + 300 hrs electrology course

Montana - 600 hrs

Ohio - 750 hrs

Connecticut - 600 hrs

Iowa - 325 hrs

Nebraska - 600 hrs apprenticeship

Oklahoma - 600 hrs internship

Delaware - 300 hrs or 600 hrs apprenticeship

Kansas - 500 hrs or 1000 hrs apprenticeship

Nevada - 500 hrs or 1000 hrs apprenticeship

Oregon - 600 hrs

District of Columbia - 600 hrs

Louisiana - 600 hrs or 600 hrs apprenticeship

New Hampshire - 1,100 hrs

Rhode Island - 650 hrs apprenticeship

Florida - 320 hrs

Maine - 600 hrs

New Jersey - 600 hrs

Tennessee - 600 hrs and 23 credit hrs in approved subjects

Hawaii - 600 hrs or 800 apprenticeship

Maryland - 600 hrs

New Mexico - 600 hrs

Utah - 600 hrs

Idaho - 500 hrs & 300 hrs skin care or 1600 hrs apprenticeship

Massachusetts - 1,100 hrs

North Carolina - 600 hrs

Wisconsin - 450 hrs training in not <11 wks or > 30 wks

Vermont - 600 HRS

     

Licensing States for Cosmetologist/Estheticians 

Cosmetology             Apprenticeship         Esthetician                Apprenticeship

Alabama                                                   Alaska                                                Arizona

Cosmetology         1500 hrs         Cosmetology           350 hrs           Cosmetology            1600hrs      

Apprenticeship       3000 hrs         Esthetician             350 hrs            Esthetician               600 hrs    

Esthetician            1500 hrs


Arkansas                        California                                                         Colorado

Cosmetology             1600 hrs       Cosmetology             1600 hrs        Cosmetology             1800 hrs     

Esthetician                 600 hrs        Esthetician                 600 hrs

 


                        Connecticut                         Delaware                                       Washington  DC

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs       Cosmetology             1500 hrs          Cosmetology             1500 hrs

                                                                Esthetician                 300 hrs          Skincare                    125 hrs

                                                                Apprenticeship            600 hrs        

 


                            Florida                              Georgia                                                Hawaii

            Cosmetology             1200 hrs       Cosmetology             1500 hrs          Cosmetology             1800 hrs

            Skin Care                    260 hrs       Esthetician                1000 hrs         Esthetician                  600 hrs

                                                                Apprenticeship         3000/2000        Apprenticeship         3600/1100


                              Idaho                           Illinois                                                Indiana

            Cosmetology             2000 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs

            Esthetician                 600 hrs         Esthetician                  750 hrs       Esthetician                  700 hrs

            Apprenticeship         4000/1200


                             Iowa                                            Kansas                                          Kentucky

            Cosmetology             2100 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1800 hrs

            Esthetician                  600 hrs       Esthetician                  650 hrs         Esthetician                1000 hrs

 


                              Louisiana                  Maryland                                Massachusetts

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs       Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1000 hrs

            Esthetician                1500 hrs        Esthetician                 600 hrs        Esthetician                  300 hrs

            Apprenticeship            600 hrs

 


                        Michigan                                               Minnesota                                         Mississippi

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1550 hrs        Cosmetology             1550 hrs

            Esthetician                  400 hrs         Esthetician                  600 hrs         Esthetician               600 hrs

 


                        Missouri                            Montana                                            Maine

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             2000 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs

            Esthetician                  750 hrs         Esthetician                650 hrs        Esthetician                  600 hrs

                                                                                                                      Apprenticeship         2500/1000

 


                        Nebraska                        Nevada                          New Hampshire      

            Cosmetology             2100 hrs        Cosmetology             1800 hrs         Cosmetology             1500 hrs

            Esthetician                  600 hrs         Esthetician                 600 hrs        Esthetician                   600 hrs

                                                                                                                        Apprenticeship          3000 hrs


                        New Jersey                         New Mexico                                      New York

            Cosmetology + hair 1200 hrs        Cosmetology             1600 hrs        Cosmetology          1000 hrs

            Skincare                 600 hrs         Esthetician                  600 hrs         Esthetician             600hrs           

 


        North Carolina                                  North Dakota                                     Ohio

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs

            Esthetician                  600 hrs         Esthetician                600 hrs         Esthetician                  600 hrs

 


                          Oklahoma                                    Oregon                             Pennsylvania

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology -hair    1450 hrs      Cosmetology          1250hrs           

            Esthetician                  600 hrs        Esthetician                250 hrs      Esthetician             300 hrs

 


                       Rhode Island                                                South Carolina                         South Dakota

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs                        Cosmetology             2100 hrs

            Esthetician                  600 hrs         Esthetician                450 hrs                        Esthetician                  600 hrs

 


                        Tennessee                                              Texas                                          Utah

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology             2000 hrs

            Esthetician                  750 hrs         Esthetician                750 hrs         Esthetician                 600 hrs

 


                        Vermont                                  Virginia                                        Washington State

            Cosmetology             1500 hrs        Cosmetology         1500 hrs            Cosmetology             1600 hrs

            Esthetician                  600 hrs                                                            Esthetician                  600 hrs

 


                      West Virginia                            Wisconsin                                            Wyoming

            Cosmetology             2000 hrs        Cosmetology             1800 hrs        Cosmetology             2000 hrs

            Esthetician                  600 hrs       Esthetician                  450 hrs         Esthetician                  600 hrs

 


This information is for reference only.  Regulations are subject to change without notice. Check with your governing board for additional information.