Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted. The Board licenses practitioners by specialty; a barber holds a barber license, a nail technician a manicurist 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 New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
Sources and dates
Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling license pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey 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 New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Jersey it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
New Jersey Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling.
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.
Who needs licensed cosmetologist-hairstylists in New Jersey?
