LICENSING GUIDE
Maryland
— Limited Esthetician
Maryland's Limited Esthetician license authorizes the holder to provide esthetic services only. The license renews every two years, and renewals subject to the requirement effective January 1, 2026 include six hours of approved continuing education: two hours in required health, safety, welfare, sanitation, or Board-law topics and four elective hours within the license scope.
Renewal Period:
24 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
600
Applicants must be at least 17, have completed the ninth grade or equivalent, complete 600 hours of approved esthetics instruction, and pass the Board examination. Beginning October 1, 2026, new applicants must also complete one hour of approved in-person or virtual domestic-violence-awareness training.
Apprenticeship Pathway
Instead of school, an applicant may qualify through at least six months as a registered esthetics apprentice under Maryland law, followed by the Board examination. Esthetics apprentices train in a permitted beauty salon under a licensed senior cosmetologist or a licensed esthetician with at least two years of experience.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
Maryland Department of Labor
Maryland General Assembly
Maryland Department of Labor
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.