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Cosmetologist license in Ohio

1500Training hours or experience

at least one thousand five hundred hours of board-approved cosmetology training in a school1

The details

License name
Cosmetologist.1
Education or training
1,500 hours of board approved training in a school. Must be 16 or older with the equivalent of a tenth grade education.1
Exam
Pass the board exam for the branch you plan to practice.1

The sources we read do not say: fees, renewal, moving from another state, licensing board.

Statute effective October 24, 2024. Licensed barbers need fewer hours.

Sources

  1. Ohio Revised Code 4713.28, Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules, Legislative Service Commission, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.