Manicurist
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
A manicurist is a person who practices manicuring. Manicuring means, for compensation, cleansing, cutting, shaping, beautifying or massaging limited to the hands, feet or nails of the human body. To obtain a license by examination: Complete ONE of the following education requirements: -Graduate from high school -Attain high school graduation equivalency -participate in a program approved by the department -Be at least 18 years of age and meet the ability to benefit rule under 20 USC 1091 Complete ONE of the following training requirements: -A course of instruction in electrology of at least 300 training hours in no less than 7 weeks and no more than 20 weeks in a school of cosmetology or a school of manicuring licensed by the Department. -At least 300 hours of training in no less than 7 weeks and no more than 20 weeks under the supervision of a manicuring instructor or a cosmetology instructor licensed by the Department.
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)
- Barber Instructor 25-1194.00
- Nail Technician 39-5092.00
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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