Barber in Florida
FL DBPR — Barbers' Board
Florida licenses barbers through a separate Barbers' Board (not the Cosmetology board), and a Class A Barber DOES take a state written exam — administered by Pearson VUE — after completing 900 hours of barber training. This is different from a Florida nail or facial specialist, who takes no state exam. Per the Florida DBPR, its examinations are available in English and Spanish at no additional cost. (Florida's official barber candidate bulletin is a scanned/image PDF, so we don't quote a specific question count here — confirm the current format with Pearson VUE.) Our multilingual practice questions are a study aid.
📋 Exam facts
Real Florida exam administration — from the official source
- Practice questions (this site)
- 452
- Testing agency
- Pearson VUE
- Real written-test languages
- English · Spanish
- To pass
- State written exam required (Pearson VUE); exact item count/pass per current Pearson VUE CIB
- Fee
- To confirm
- Training hours
- 900 hours (Class A barber)
- Exam structure
- State written exam (Pearson VUE)
🗓️ Last updated: 2026-07-03
📄 Based on: FL DBPR Barbers FAQ (myfloridalicense.com) + FL barber CIB (image PDF), checked 2026-07-03
State rules and fees change often. This table shows only facts confirmed from an official board or vendor source on the date noted; anything unconfirmed is marked “to confirm.” Always verify current requirements with your state board or its testing vendor before you register. Our practice questions are a study aid and never imply your state offers the exam in a language it does not.