Barber
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Barbers must be licensed by the Idaho State Bureau of Occupational Licenses. In order to obtain a license, an applicant must: 1) Document completion of the tenth grade; 2) Be at least sixteen and one-half years of age; 3) Document completion of 900 hours of training for barbering, or 1,800 hours for barber-styling from a board-approved school; 4) Pass an exam. The holder of a current license in another state may also be eligible for licensure. Term: Licenses are renewed annually.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Military and veterans
- Expedited processing is available for military and spouses
Issuing body
- Department
- Idaho Board of Barber Examiners
- Division
- Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses
- Address
- 700 W. State St. PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720
- Phone
- (208) 334-3233
- Agency website
- http://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/
- Last updated
- March 8, 2018
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Source and verification
This record is Idaho's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses — see the issuing body section above.
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