LICENSING GUIDE
North Carolina
— Esthetician
North Carolina estheticians may provide facials, makeup, skin care, temporary hair removal by creams, tweezers, or waxing, eyelash and brow services, and authorized surface manipulation and device-assisted cosmetic treatments within the statutory esthetics scope.
Renewal Period:
12 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
600
Complete 600 hours in an approved cosmetic art school esthetician curriculum, including the required performances, and pass the State Board examination with a score of 75% or higher. Active licensees generally complete eight hours of continuing education each year.
Apprenticeship Pathway
The North Carolina Board states that there are no apprenticeship pathways for esthetics.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina General Assembly
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.