LICENSING GUIDE
Minnesota
— Esthetician
Minnesota’s Esthetician license covers cosmetic skin care, facials, makeup, and waxing. Initial applicants complete 600 hours and pass general theory, written practical, and Minnesota laws-and-rules examinations. Each three-year renewal cycle requires four hours of core continuing education and four hours of professional-practice continuing education.
Renewal Period:
36 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
600
Complete a 600-hour esthetician course at a Board-licensed school, including at least 120 preclinical hours and 200 hours of planned clinical instruction. Applicants must be at least 17 and submit passing general theory, written practical, and Minnesota laws-and-rules test results.
Apprenticeship Pathway
Minnesota’s current rules describe a school-based training route and do not list a separate esthetician apprenticeship pathway.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Board of Cosmetology
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.