Master Barber

A barber performs one or any combination of practices listed for payment, directly or indirectly, or without payment for the public generally: shaving or trimming beards, cutting, or styling the hair, giving facial and scalp massages or treatments with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, curling, shampooing, coloring, bleaching or straightening the hair, or applying hair tonics; cutting fitting, measuring and forming head caps for wigs or hair pieces; hair weaving (excluding medical or surgical procedures); applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face, neck or other parts of the body; or manicuring and nail care.

A technician's license is available that permits a limited number of the above practices.

Requirements

Licensing Requirements
Be at least sixteen (16) years of age.

Education Requirements
Satisfactory completion of fifteen hundred (1,500) hours in a registered barber school. 300 hours of approved training in a registered school of cosmetology can count towards the 1,500 required hours in the registered barber school if a Tennessee Cosmetology License is valid.

Application and Fees

To apply for an initial license please visit www.core.tn.gov. The fee for an initial application is $60.