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LICENSING GUIDE

Oklahoma — Facialist/Esthetician

Oklahoma facialist/esthetician licensure requires a 600-hour approved curriculum or a 1,200-hour apprenticeship and successful written and practical examinations. Practitioner licenses are issued for two years and expire on the last day of the licensee’s birth month.

Renewal Period: 24 months

Last Verified: September 17, 2026

PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE

School Pathway

Training Hours: 600

The 600-hour curriculum covers sanitation and safety, skin sciences, facials and makeup, non-permanent hair removal, salon development, and Board law. Applicants take both written and practical examinations. Scope is cosmetic and excludes procedures that puncture the skin or fall within the healing arts.

Apprenticeship Pathway

Training Hours: 1,200

The Board’s August 2026 guidance lists 1,200 clock hours for an esthetician apprenticeship. Pre-approval, an interview, and an establishment inspection are required; supervision must be by an authorized Oklahoma licensee or instructor.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

License Sources

No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.