Makeup Artist

Makeup artists apply cosmetics to face or exposed body areas to improve or otherwise alter people’s appearances.[c]Adapted from http://www.occupationalinfo.org/defset5_3582.html[/c]

Forty-one states license makeup artistry. Two of these states, Louisiana and Nevada, issue a license specific to makeup artists. In the other 39 states, makeup application is interpreted as falling under the scope of other licenses administered by cosmetology boards (see Appendix B for details). On average, aspiring makeup artists must pay $169 in fees, complete 134 days of education and pass about two exams—the 58th most burdensome requirements of the 102 occupations studied here. Because most states license makeup artists, the occupation ranks as the 28th most widely and onerously licensed.

Burden Rank	State	States Licensed	Fees	Estimated Calendar Days Lost	Education	Experience	Exams	Minimum Grade	Minimum Age
1	Kentucky	41	$200.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	12	18
2	Kansas	41	$195.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	12	17
3	Alabama	41	$235.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	10	16
4	Georgia	41	$139.00	233	1000 clock hours	-	2	12	17
5	Missouri	41	$150.00	175	750 clock hours	-	2	10	17
6	Illinois	41	$186.00	175	750 clock hours	-	1	12	16
7	Tennessee	41	$190.00	175	750 clock hours	-	2	0	16
8	Indiana	41	$92.00	163	700 clock hours	-	1	10	18
9	Montana	41	$254.00	152	650 clock hours	-	2	12	18
10	Vermont	41	$360.00	140	600 clock hours	-	3	12	18
11	New Mexico	41	$253.00	140	600 clock hours	-	3	10	17
12	West Virginia	41	$159.00	140	600 clock hours	-	3	12	18
13	Mississippi	41	$233.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	12	17
14	South Dakota	41	$80.00	140	600 clock hours	-	3	12	18
15	Delaware	41	$265.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	10	16
16	D C	41	$230.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	10	18
17	Minnesota	41	$285.00	140	600 clock hours	-	3	12	0
18	New Jersey	41	$119.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	12	17
19	Idaho	41	$186.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	10	17
20	Maine	41	$148.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	10	17
21	North Dakota	41	$205.00	140	600 clock hours	-	3	12	0
22	California	41	$115.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	10	17
23	Hawaii	41	$110.00	140	600 clock hours	-	1	12	16
24	Ohio	41	$51.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	10	16
25	New Hampshire	41	$198.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	12	0
26	Arkansas	41	$125.00	140	600 clock hours	-	1	10	16
27	Oklahoma	41	$60.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	8	16
28	Colorado	41	$177.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	0	16
29	Iowa	41	$118.00	140	600 clock hours	-	1	12	0
30	New York	41	$70.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	0	17
31	North Carolina	41	$168.00	140	600 clock hours	-	2	0	0
32	South Carolina	41	$175.00	105	450 clock hours	-	2	10	16
33	Wisconsin	41	$391.00	105	450 clock hours	-	2	0	18
34	Oregon	41	$115.00	117	500 clock hours	-	3	0	0
35	Michigan	41	$200.00	93	400 clock hours	-	2	9	17
36	Alaska	41	$450.00	82	350 clock hours	-	2	0	0
37	Pennsylvania	41	$110.00	70	300 clock hours	-	1	10	16
38	Florida	41	$70.00	61	260 clock hours	-	0	0	16
39	Louisiana	41	$25.00	9	40 clock hours	-	0	10	16
40	Nevada	41	$25.00	0	-	-	0	10	18
41	Nebraska	41	$10.00	0	-	-	0	0	19