Hire only certified practitioners and keep each certificate posted. Oregon certifies by field: hair design, barbering, esthetics and nail technology, so a stylist and a nail technician hold different certificates.
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 Oregon Health Licensing Office, Board of Cosmetology.
Sources and dates
OAR 817-040-0003 (fee schedule); Health Licensing Office practitioner pages (ORS 690). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only certified practitioners and keep each certificate posted.
Yes. Hire only certified practitioners and keep each certificate posted.
Yes. Hire only certified practitioners and keep each certificate posted.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Oregon it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Oregon Health Licensing Office, Board of Cosmetology.
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 certified practitioners in hair design in Oregon?
