Who needs licensed cosmetologists, hair designers, nail technologists, estheticians and barbers in Nevada?

Issued by Nevada State Board of Cosmetology; Nevada State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

3 of the 20 kinds of business in Nevada

Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station. Nevada licenses cosmetologists, hair designers, nail technologists, estheticians, advanced estheticians and makeup artists through the cosmetology Board and barbers through the separate barber Board; a barber may not work in a cosmetology salon on a cosmetology license, or the reverse.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Nevada State Board of Cosmetology; Nevada State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board.

Sources and dates

NRS Chapter 644A and NAC Chapter 644A; NRS Chapter 643 and NAC Chapter 643. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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