Who needs licensed cosmetologists, manicurists, aestheticians and barbers in Massachusetts?
Issued by Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering (Division of Occupational Licensure), 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 at the shop. Massachusetts licenses cosmetologists, manicurists, aestheticians, barbers and electrologists separately, each with an operator and then a full (type 1) license.
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 Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering (Division of Occupational Licensure).
Sources and dates
Division of Occupational Licensure fees and license renewal schedules for cosmetology, barbering and electrology. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the shop.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the shop.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the shop.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Massachusetts it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering (Division of Occupational Licensure).
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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