Who needs licensed barbers, hairdressers, estheticians, manicurists and hair braiders in Alaska?
Issued by Alaska Board of Barbers and Hairdressers (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted. Alaska licenses barbers, hairdressers, estheticians, limited estheticians, manicurists and hair braiders separately; every practitioner also holds the $50 Alaska business license if they rent a chair as their own business.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Alaska Board of Barbers and Hairdressers (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing).
Sources and dates
AS 08.13 and 12 AAC 02 (Board of Barbers and Hairdressers statutes and regulations). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alaska it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Alaska Board of Barbers and Hairdressers (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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