LICENSING GUIDE
Georgia
— Esthetician
Georgia esthetics training and practice cover facials, skin analysis and care, body treatments, makeup, temporary hair removal, brow and lash tinting, and authorized salon equipment. Services must remain within the esthetician scope and applicable Board rules.
Renewal Period:
24 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
1,000
Complete at least nine months and 1,000 credit hours in an approved esthetician school, then pass the Board-designated written and practical examinations. Renewing licensees generally complete five hours of approved continuing education; the first renewal is exempt.
Apprenticeship Pathway
Training Hours:
2,000
A registered esthetician apprenticeship requires at least 18 months and 2,000 hours under the direct supervision of a qualified Georgia licensee who has been licensed for at least 36 months. Apprentice hours count only after the permit is issued, and the written and practical examinations are still required.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
Georgia Secretary of State
Georgia Secretary of State
Georgia Secretary of State
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.