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Registered Barber License

License to practice barbering independently; initial examination and endorsement pathways are distinct.

Licensing authority: Nevada State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board · Application information

Reinstatement after a child support related court suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Reinstatement evidence
The Board must receive the enforcing district attorney's or public agency's letter stating compliance with the subpoena or warrant or satisfaction of arrearages.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination for a Nevada licensed cosmetologist

All of the following:

Age
At least 18 years old (NRS 643.070).
Application
Complete verified application, required information and examination fee; Board requires signed passport photographs and timely filing.
Character
Good moral character and temperate habits (NRS 643.070).
Child support
Submit the prescribed signed child-support statement and identifying information required by NRS 643.095.
Cosmetology license
Hold a Nevada cosmetology license under Chapter 644A; this is a qualification condition, not another-profession examination leaf.
Criminal history
A prior felony requires a Board hearing; moral-turpitude convictions may require a hearing under NAC 643.040.
Education
Tenth-grade completion or equivalent, subject to the separate cosmetology-crossover provisions and educational equivalency under NAC 643.130.
Health
Statute requires chest X-ray, blood test and physician certification free of tuberculosis and communicable disease; Board implementing materials accept a one-step TB test or completed health certificate.
Refresher
If more than twelve months have elapsed after the four-hundred-hour training, show completion of a two-hundred-fifty-hour refresher in the twelve months immediately preceding application.
Specialized training
Complete four hundred hours of specialized training at a Board-approved barber school; no apprentice license is required for this pathway. NAC 643.736 requires completion within seventy-five days.
Work authorization
U.S. citizen or lawfully entitled to live and work in the United States (NAC 643.020).
Restoration of an expired license within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Expiration limit
Restore within two years of expiration under NRS 643.140(2); NAC 643.160(3) describes a license expired for less than two years.
Submission
Pay the restoration fee and submit all required information.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure following Nevada apprenticeship

All of the following:

  • Nevada Registered Apprentice Written and Oral Test (practice unavailable)
  • Nevada Registered Apprentice Practical Examination (assessment without a question bank)
  • Nevada Registered Barber Written and Oral Test
  • Nevada Registered Barber Practical Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Age
At least 18 years old (NRS 643.070).
Application
Complete verified application, required information and examination fee; Board requires signed passport photographs and timely filing.
Apprenticeship
Pass the Apprentice Examination, hold a Nevada apprentice license, then complete eighteen months of full-time apprenticeship at forty hours per week under immediate personal supervision of a licensed barber. Twelve working days are allowed for vacation, sickness or emergencies. Sit for the registered barber examination by the second regularly scheduled examination after qualification.
Character
Good moral character and temperate habits (NRS 643.070).
Child support
Submit the prescribed signed child-support statement and identifying information required by NRS 643.095.
Criminal history
A prior felony requires a Board hearing; moral-turpitude convictions may require a hearing under NAC 643.040.
Education
Tenth-grade completion or equivalent, subject to the separate cosmetology-crossover provisions and educational equivalency under NAC 643.130.
Health
Statute requires chest X-ray, blood test and physician certification free of tuberculosis and communicable disease; Board implementing materials accept a one-step TB test or completed health certificate.
Prerequisite examinations
The Board's published no-previous-experience pathway expressly requires the current Apprentice Examination before the Registered Barber Examination; the earlier passing time does not remove those apprentice test leaves.
Work authorization
U.S. citizen or lawfully entitled to live and work in the United States (NAC 643.020).
Initial licensure by examination for an experienced barber licensed in another jurisdiction

All of the following:

Age
At least 18 years old (NRS 643.070).
Application
Complete verified application, required information and examination fee; Board requires signed passport photographs and timely filing.
Character
Good moral character and temperate habits (NRS 643.070).
Child support
Submit the prescribed signed child-support statement and identifying information required by NRS 643.095.
Criminal history
A prior felony requires a Board hearing; moral-turpitude convictions may require a hearing under NAC 643.040.
Education
Tenth-grade completion or equivalent, subject to the separate cosmetology-crossover provisions and educational equivalency under NAC 643.130.
Experience
At least five years of licensed-barber experience within the ten years immediately preceding application, documented by two notarized affidavits.
Health
Statute requires chest X-ray, blood test and physician certification free of tuberculosis and communicable disease; Board implementing materials accept a one-step TB test or completed health certificate.
Other license
Current barber license from the jurisdiction in which qualifying experience is claimed; the examination qualifications in NAC 643.020(1)(a) specify another state.
Separate endorsement path
NAC 643.025 and the Board's Licenses by Endorsement guidance provide a separate endorsement application; this route retains the Board examinations expressly available under NAC 643.020.
Work authorization
U.S. citizen or lawfully entitled to live and work in the United States (NAC 643.020).
Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Child support
Submit the prescribed child-support statement under NRS 643.095.
Cycle
Renew on or before April 1 of each even-numbered year; an unrenewed license expires May 1.
Submission
Pay the renewal fee and submit all required renewal information.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporary exemption while awaiting the first registered barber examination

All of the following:

Application
First completed licensure application approved by the Board; approved to sit for the examination under NRS 643.100.
Duration
Begins when the Board notifies the applicant that temporary practice is permitted; ends on the examination date if not taken, or on notification of results if taken.
Existing license
License or certificate as a barber from another state or the District of Columbia.
Legal form
This is the statutory temporary exemption, not a separate barber license or a temporary permit; NAC 643.150 states temporary permits to practice barbering will not be issued.
Previous failure
The applicant must not have previously failed a Nevada barber licensure examination.
Qualifications
Meet NRS 643.070 qualifications except passage of the Board examination.
Supervision
Practice under a Nevada licensed barber and comply with Board requirements.

Nevada Registered Apprentice Practical Examination

This assessment does not have a question bank.

Provider
Nevada State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board
Format
Live-model practical demonstration with chemical and thermal demonstrations
Time limit
60 minutes for shampoo, haircut and shave; 10 minutes for hairstyle
Passing score
75% on the written test and 75% on the practical test, separately.
Examination sources

Nevada Registered Apprentice Written and Oral Test

Provider
Nevada State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board
Format
45 multiple-choice questions and 5 oral questions
Exam questions
45 multiple-choice questions and 5 oral questions
Time limit
1 hour
Passing score
75% on the written test and 75% on the practical test, separately.
Examination outline
  • Barber science
  • Nevada laws, rules and regulations governing the practice of barbering
Examination sources

Nevada Registered Barber Practical Examination

This assessment does not have a question bank.

Provider
Nevada State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board
Format
Live-model practical demonstration with chemical and thermal demonstrations
Time limit
60 minutes for shampoo, haircut and shave; 10 minutes for hairstyle
Passing score
75% on the written test and 75% on the practical test, separately.
Examination sources

Nevada Registered Barber Written and Oral Test

Provider
Nevada State Barbers’ Health and Sanitation Board
Format
45 multiple-choice questions and 5 oral questions
Exam questions
45 multiple-choice questions and 5 oral questions
Time limit
1 hour
Passing score
75% on the written test and 75% on the practical test, separately.
Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Science of Barbering
    • Infection control and sanitation
    • Haircutting, shaving and service safety
    • Scalp, face, neck and client conditions
    • Implements and equipment
    • Chemical, cosmetic and hair-treatment services
  • Management of a Barbershop
    • Premises and facilities
    • Shop operations and manager duties
    • Records, notices and required displays
    • Apprentice supervision and agreements
  • Ethics
    • Professional conduct and truthful practice
    • Client protection and safe service
    • Public duty and regulatory cooperation
  • Salesmanship
    • Advertising, pricing and service transactions
  • Applicable State Laws and Regulations
    • Scope of practice and definitions
    • Licensing, renewal and display
    • Examination and applicant qualifications
    • Prohibited practices and discipline
    • Inspections, enforcement and penalties
Examination sources