LICENSING GUIDE
Ohio
— Esthetician
Ohio's Esthetician license covers skin beautification with cosmetics and topical preparations; manual, electrical, mechanical, or other apparatus; skin care, facials, body treatments, temporary hair removal, and eyelash extensions. Hair removal includes tweezing, waxing, sugaring, and threading but excludes electrolysis.
Renewal Period:
24 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
600
Applicants must be at least 16, have the equivalent of an Ohio public-school 10th-grade education, complete 600 hours of Board-approved esthetics training in a school, and pass the applicable examination. Ohio also provides occupational-license mobility pathways under Chapter 4796 for qualifying out-of-state applicants.
Apprenticeship Pathway
Ohio's initial Esthetician pathway requires Board-approved school training; no esthetics apprenticeship pathway is specified in the cited licensing statute.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules
Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.