This blog receives many comments from students and cosmetologist about reciprocity and I try to help find answers to their questions, but as I have mentioned in previous posts I simply don’t have the time to answer all questions and the best place to find any answers is by contacting the respective state boards that you need answers to because those sites are kept updated with the information needed while some of the information I may provide might be outdated by now.
I received a comment from an educator in Oregon which I will post below so it will be seen and if you are an Oregon student the information provided by Bryan may be useful to you. If more people would take the time to leave helpful information it would be much appreciated.
Bryan’s Comment:
Your website is a great resource for many students, but with the many variances in licenses from state to state, your pat answer of check with the state you are moving to or etc. is safe.
I would like to pass on some information that I have as a Director of a School in Oregon. First, the 1450 that you have listed above is strictly for Haircutting in the state of Oregon, if you want to do hair services with chemical services i.e. color and texture services, you need 1700 hours, similar to Barber in CA. If you want Esthetics it is 500 hours, if you want Nail Technology it is 600 hours.
There are 100 hours of career development and 150 hours of safety, sanitation, and infection control hours that overlap in each fields training. Oregon does not have a “cosmetologist” license by itself, one must be fully certified in Hair Design, Nails and Esthetics to be the equivalent of a “cosmetologist” in another state. That combined education requirement is 2300 hours, unless the student attends a “competency based” education program which is a whole other rant.
I did just recently have a graduate of my Hair Design program inquire about being a Barber in CA and was told that the education would be recognized , he would just be required to take the exams. Thought you might find this information helpful. Sincerely, Bryan Speight, Administrative Director, Image Designers, College of Cosmetology, Portland Oregon
wow..im impressed of a detailed information! i didn’t realized that it take a long time to educate on this field. Now, i am informed to this..i keep an eye here for further information!:)
Hi I was wondering if I have a license in hair and esthetics only, and want to make a move to Hawaii, would I need to get licensed in nails as well to be able to work in Hawaii?? I’m currently still a student, but wanted to know this so I could add nails if I need to. Thanks
I’ve been a practicing cosmetologist in the State of Utah for over 10 years, plus was licensed in Ohio but let them expire. We are thinking about moving to Oregon and I was wondering what the requirements would be for me to get my license in Oregon. Thanks for any information.
i have my cosmetology license in oregon for hair and am moving to california. do i have to go back to school or need more hours
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