Manicurist
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Not reported
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Not reported
“Manicurist” means any person who engages in the occupation of manicuring the nails of any person by cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing, filing, buffing, pushing, extending, protecting, wrapping, covering, building, or beautifying the nails or performing any other similar work upon the nails of any person by any means, including the softening of the arms, hands, feet, or ankles of any person by use of hands, mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, cosmetic or chemical preparations, antiseptics, lotions, or creams or by massaging, cleansing, manipulating, or stimulating the arms, hands, feet, or ankles of any person; 1. Must be at least 16 years of age. 2. Must have completed the 10th grade or its equivalent. 3. Must be a graduate of a 600-hour course of instruction at an approved school of cosmetology. Must take a practical eximantion administered by a Licensed school of Cosmetology in Arkansas(Not to exceed $65.00) and a national written examination ($60.00)
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Military and veterans
- A temporary license available to military and spouses until formal license approval
Issuing body
- Department
- Arkansas Department of Health
- Division
- Cosmetology and Massage Therapy Section
- Board
- Board of Health
- Address
- 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 8 Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 682-2168
- Last updated
- June 28, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Barber Instructor 25-1194.00
- Nail Technician 39-5092.00
Source and verification
This record is Arkansas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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