Who needs licensed hairdressers and cosmeticians, barbers, estheticians and manicurists in Rhode Island?
Issued by Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Barbering and Hairdressing, 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 station. Rhode Island licenses by specialty: hairdresser and cosmetician, barber, esthetician and manicurist, each with its own school hours and exam.
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 Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Barbering and Hairdressing.
Sources and dates
216-RICR-10-05-2.9; Board of Barbering and Hairdressing licensing rules (R.I. Gen. Laws 5-10). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Rhode Island it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Barbering and Hairdressing.
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 hairdressers and cosmeticians in Rhode Island?
