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Kansas barber licensing: 1,200 to 1,500 school hours, the three-part exam with a demanding practical, the board kit list, fees, annual renewal, pay and schools.

Massachusetts barber guide: the 1,000-hour school program, cosmetologist credit, PSI written exam, fees, renewal, transfer rules, pay and three schools.

Illinois barber licensing: 1,500 hours over nine months, the NIC Barber Theory exam, the 2026 melanoma course, the 2027 apprenticeship, fees, renewal and schools.

Maryland barber guide: 1,200 school hours or a 2,250-hour apprenticeship, PSI exams, the 2026 domestic violence course, fees, reciprocity, pay and schools.

Connecticut barber licensing: 1,000 school hours or a registered apprenticeship, one written Prometric exam, $100 license, renewal, endorsement and schools.

Alaska barber licensing: 1,650 school hours or a 2,000-hour apprenticeship, the NIC written exam through Prov, no state practical, fees, waiver rules and schools.

Iowa barber licensing after the merger: the combined barbering and cosmetology license, 1,550 hours or shop training, the shaving certificate, exams, fees and schools.

Indiana barber licensing: 1,500 hours or a registered apprenticeship, the PSI written exam, $40 application, four-year renewal, reciprocity, pay and schools.

New Jersey barbers need a 900-hour school course, an NIC theory exam and a practical. Rules, fees, schools, wages and the kit students need.

Idaho barber licensing: 900 school hours or 1,800 apprenticeship hours, barber vs barber-stylist, NIC exams via Prov, 2026 fee and renewal changes, pay and schools.

Hawaii barber licensing: 1,500 school hours or a paid 3,000-hour apprenticeship, the PSI theory exam since 2026, temporary permits, fees, renewal and schools.

Nebraska requires 1,800 hours at a board-approved barber school and a board-run written and live-model practical exam. Fees, the 2025 retake law, renewal and schools.