Who needs licensed cosmetologists, barbers, nail technologists and estheticians in Iowa?
Issued by Iowa Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Arts and Sciences, at DIAL, 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. Since the 2023 merger a new barber or cosmetologist trains for 1,550 hours for the combined license; nail technology and esthetics remain separate licenses.
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 Iowa Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Arts and Sciences, at DIAL.
Sources and dates
DIAL barbering and cosmetology licensure pages; Iowa Code chapter 157. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa 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 Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Iowa it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Iowa Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Arts and Sciences, at DIAL.
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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