Alaska Division of Occupational Licensing InformationIn order to be licensed as a hairdresser, esthetician or nail
technician in the state of Alaska, students must complete the
requirements listed below.
Note: All applications must be submitted to the Alaska Division of Occupational Licensing. For more information, contact them at:
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
(907) 465-2550
(907) 465-2974 (Fax)
Work Hour Requirements:
- Barber: 1650 hours
- Hairdresser: 1650 hours (hairdresser license includes limited esthetics, manicuring and pedicuring)
- Esthetician: 350 hours
- Manicurist: 120 hours
- Advanced Manicurist Endorsement: 250 hours
- Cosmetician: 350 hours
- Tattoo and Permanent Cosmetic Coloring: 380 hours
- Body Piercing: 1000 hours
License Fees:
- Hairdresser $135- Biennial renewal $135
- Esthetician $135- Biennial renewal $135
- Manicurist $135- Biennial renewal $135
- Advanced manicurist endorsement $50
- Instructor $195- Biennial renewal $195
- Shop owner license $175- Biennial renewal $175
Reciprocity:
An applicant must have completed 1650 hours in a comparable state.
Alaska will grant credit for work experience (500 hours for each year
in the field). Note: A cosmetologist in Alaska may only do facial, hair
removal and make-up. A hairdresser only works with the hair. Two
licenses would be required to do all of these procedures.
Owner's License:
Shop owners are not required to take an exam for a shop license, but
must either be a licensed practitioner or must employ a manager who is
a licensed practitioner. A licensed shop must meet sanitary health
requirements and may not be in a private residence unless the shop is
located in a separate room apart from the living quarters.
Find Alaska beauty schools that can help you obtain a license in cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, and other programs in the State of Alaska.
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