LICENSING GUIDE
Massachusetts
— Aesthetician
Massachusetts licenses Aestheticians to perform compensated cosmetic skin care, including cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, and beautifying the skin with the hands, permitted apparatus, and cosmetic preparations. Services must remain within the Board-defined nonmedical scope.
Renewal Period:
24 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
600
Complete a 600-hour course in a Board-approved aesthetics program and pass the required licensing examination. Massachusetts evaluates qualifying out-of-state credentials through its license-transfer process.
Apprenticeship Pathway
The current Massachusetts applicant guidance identifies completion of a 600-hour approved aesthetics program and does not list a stand-alone apprenticeship route for initial Aesthetician licensure.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.