# Barber License

*/Credentials/Barber_License*

## Credential Profile

**Builds On**:
- [Approved Barber Program Completion](/Credentials/Approved_Barber_Program_Completion)
**Issued By**: [State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology](/Regulators/State_Board_of_Barbering_and_Cosmetology)
**Satisfies**:
- [State Barbering Practice Act](/Regulations/State_Barbering_Practice_Act)
**Composed Of**:
- [Barber Written Examination](/Credentials/Barber_Written_Examination)
- [Barber Practical Examination](/Credentials/Barber_Practical_Examination)
**Attests Skill**:
- [Service Orientation](/Skills/Service_Orientation)
- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening)
**Qualifies For**:
- [Barbers](/Occupations/Barbers)
**Recognized In**:
- [Issuing State](/Jurisdictions/Issuing_State)
**Attests Ability**:
- [Arm-Hand Steadiness](/Ability/Arm-Hand_Steadiness)
- [Manual Dexterity](/Ability/Manual_Dexterity)
**Prerequisite Of**:
- [Barber Instructor License](/Credentials/Barber_Instructor_License)
**Attests Knowledge**:
- [Customer and Personal Service](/Knowledge/Customer_and_Personal_Service)
- [Public Safety and Security](/Knowledge/Public_Safety_and_Security)
**Qualifies For Role**:
- [Master Barber](/JobTypes/Master_Barber)
- [Shop Barber](/JobTypes/Shop_Barber)

## Neighborhood

### Related (depends on)

- [Hair Salons and Barber Shops](/Industries/Hair_Salons_and_Barber_Shops) — depends on · Industries
- [Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services](/Industries/Hair,_Nail,_and_Skin_Care_Services) — depends on · Industries
- [Barber Shops](/Industries/Barber_Shops) — depends on · Industries
- [Personal Care Services](/Industries/Personal_Care_Services) — depends on · Industries

### Builds on

- [Approved Barber Program Completion](/Credentials/Approved_Barber_Program_Completion) — builds on · Credentials

### Satisfies

- [State Barbering Practice Act](/Regulations/State_Barbering_Practice_Act) — satisfies · Regulations

### Attests ability

- [Manual Dexterity](/Ability/Manual_Dexterity) — attests ability · Ability
- [Finger Dexterity](/Ability/Finger_Dexterity) — attests ability · Ability
- [Arm-Hand Steadiness](/Ability/Arm-Hand_Steadiness) — attests ability · Ability

### Recognized in

- [Issuing State](/Jurisdictions/Issuing_State) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [Florida](/Jurisdictions/Florida) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [Texas](/Jurisdictions/Texas) — recognized in · Jurisdictions
- [California](/Jurisdictions/California) — recognized in · Jurisdictions

### Qualifies for role

- [Shop Barber](/JobTypes/Shop_Barber) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Master Barber](/JobTypes/Master_Barber) — qualifies for role · JobTypes
- [Barber](/JobTypes/Barber) — qualifies for role · JobTypes

### Composed of

- [Barber Written Examination](/Credentials/Barber_Written_Examination) — composed of · Credentials
- [Barber Practical Examination](/Credentials/Barber_Practical_Examination) — composed of · Credentials

### Problems this exposes

- [sanitation and bloodborne-pathogen inspection by the cosmetology board](/Problems/sanitation_and_bloodborne-pathogen_inspection_by_the_cosmetology_board) — exposes problem · Problems
- [apprenticeship-vs-school pathway eligibility differing by state](/Problems/apprenticeship-vs-school_pathway_eligibility_differing_by_state) — exposes problem · Problems
- [barber vs cosmetology scope distinctions limiting services](/Problems/barber_vs_cosmetology_scope_distinctions_limiting_services) — exposes problem · Problems
- [separate shop/establishment license plus individual barber license](/Problems/separate_shop%2Festablishment_license_plus_individual_barber_license) — exposes problem · Problems
- [training-hour requirements (1000–1500h) non-transferable across states](/Problems/training-hour_requirements_(1000–1500h)_non-transferable_across_states) — exposes problem · Problems
- [shop sanitation and bloodborne-pathogen inspection failures can shutter the chair](/Problems/shop_sanitation_and_bloodborne-pathogen_inspection_failures_can_shutter_the_chair) — exposes problem · Problems
- [training-hour requirements differ by state, blocking license transfer for relocating barbers](/Problems/training-hour_requirements_differ_by_state,_blocking_license_transfer_for_relocating_barbers) — exposes problem · Problems
- [renewal and CE deadlines lapse quietly between booth-rent gigs](/Problems/renewal_and_CE_deadlines_lapse_quietly_between_booth-rent_gigs) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Sanitation And License Display Inspection Readiness](/Problems/Sanitation_And_License_Display_Inspection_Readiness) — exposes problem · Problems

### Prerequisite of

- [Barber Instructor License](/Credentials/Barber_Instructor_License) — prerequisite of · Credentials

### Issued by

- [State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology](/Regulators/State_Board_of_Barbering_and_Cosmetology) — issued by · Regulators

### Qualifies for

- [Barbers](/Occupations/Barbers) — qualifies for · Occupations

### Attests skill

- [Coordination](/Skills/Coordination) — attests skill · Skills
- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening) — attests skill · Skills
- [Service Orientation](/Skills/Service_Orientation) — attests skill · Skills

### Attests knowledge

- [Public Safety and Security](/Knowledge/Public_Safety_and_Security) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Biology](/Knowledge/Biology) — attests knowledge · Knowledge
- [Customer and Personal Service](/Knowledge/Customer_and_Personal_Service) — attests knowledge · Knowledge