Manicurist Licensing
States Licensed
51
of 50 states and D.C.
Burden Rank
62nd
for average burdens 1st is worst
Combined Rank
11th
for states licensed x average burdens 1st is worst
Change from 2017 to 2022, if any:
- ↑
- Burden increased
- ↓
- Burden decreased
- ↕
- Mixed burden change
- N
- New license
- E
- Eliminated license
2022 Licensing Burden Rank
How does my state compare to others?
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Manicurists and pedicurists, or nail technicians, clean and shape customers’ fingernails and toenails and may polish or decorate nails.2022 Snapshot
- Days lost range from 2 (Alaska) to 175 (Alabama)
- Fees range from $60 (Oklahoma) to $390 (Alaska)
- 48 states require 1+ exam
- 39 states set minimum age
- 32 states set minimum grade
Changes Since 2017
- 1 license created by Connecticut; none removed
- Fees changed most often and usually increased; 5 states reduced education
- Burden rank improved 1 spot, largely because of small net minimum grade and education reductions; combined rank worsened 2 spots, largely because of a new license
2022 Licensing Burden in Detail
Data Notes: 2022 data collected between February 3, 2020, and March 18, 2022. Fees include charges for application review and license issuance; exams; background checks, credit reports and fingerprinting; recovery fund contributions; third-party certification; and certain fees for training courses. Calendar days lost were estimated based on required education and experience; except for amounts smaller than one day, days lost are rounded to whole days and thus may not reflect very small changes between 2017 and 2022. Appendix A details methods for estimating days lost and calculating burden ranks. Complete data, including revised 2017 data, are available at https://ij.org/report/license-to-work-3/ltw3-data/.