Barber in Nevada

Nevada State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board

Nevada is important to get right: barbers are licensed by the Nevada State Barbers' Health and Sanitation Board — a DIFFERENT board from Nevada cosmetology. While Nevada's cosmetology and nail exams are given by Pearson VUE in five languages, the NEVADA BARBER exam is STATE-ADMINISTERED by the Board's own examiners and is ENGLISH-ONLY. The written/oral portion is 45 multiple-choice plus 5 oral questions in one hour, and you need 75% to pass, followed by a hands-on practical. (Nevada law allows a candidate-paid interpreter, but that is an oral accommodation, not a translated written exam — so we do not list other languages.) A Nevada barber license needs 1,500 barber-school hours. Our multilingual practice questions are a study aid; the real Nevada barber exam is in English.

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Real Nevada exam administration — from the official source

Practice questions (this site): 452
Testing agency: State-administered (NV Barbers' Board)
Real written-test languages: English
To pass: Written/oral portion: 45 multiple-choice + 5 oral questions, 1 hour; 75% to pass (plus a practical exam)
Fee: To confirm
Training hours: 1,500 hours in a Board-approved barber school (NAC 643.010)
Exam structure: State-administered written + oral + practical (given by Board examiners)

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🗓️ Last updated: 2026-07-06

📄 Based on: NV State Barbers' Board exam-information + examination-instructions PDF + NAC 643, checked 2026-07-06

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Shampooer / Salon Assistant

Shampooing/hair/scalp work overlaps duties performed by licensed barbers; barber is a related licensed next path, not a universally automatic progression.

Requirements vary by state and locality. Check the authority for where you plan to work.

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Why this is linked: Shampooer / Salon Assistant

Shampooing/hair/scalp work overlaps duties performed by licensed barbers; barber is a related licensed next path, not a universally automatic progression.

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Reviewed 2026-08-17

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