Aesthetician
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
An aesthetician, also known as a Skin Care Specialist, is a person who practices aesthetics. Aesthetics means practicing the care and beautification of the skin of the human body for compensation, including but not limited to cleaning, applying cosmetics, oils lotions, clay, creams, antiseptics, powders, tonics to or massaging, stimulating, wrapping or exercising the skin of the body. No person may engage in the practice of aesthetics unless the person has received training in the areas of service provided and holds a current aesthetician license, barber or cosmetologist license, manager license, temporary permit or training permit issued by the Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board, or is an apprentice or a student in an aesthetics or barbering or cosmetology course of instruction. EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Persons must complete a course of instruction in aesthetics in a school of barbering or cosmetology or a school of aesthetics licensed under s. 440.62(3)(a) or (b), Wis. Stats. or exempted.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Military and veterans
- A temporary license available to military and spouses until formal license approval
Issuing body
- Department
- WI Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Division
- Division of Professional Credential Processing
- Address
- 1400 E. Washington Ave. P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708
- Phone
- (608) 266-2112
- Agency website
- https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/Default.aspx
- Last updated
- December 1, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Esthetician 39-5094.00
Source and verification
This record is Wisconsin's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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