Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station. Wisconsin licenses cosmetologists, barbers, manicurists, aestheticians and electrologists separately, with a manager credential for the person who runs the floor.
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 Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
Sources and dates
DSPS cosmetology and barbering credential pages; Wis. Stat. chapter 454. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Wisconsin it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
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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