Getting a nail licence in Oregon
What Oregon Health Licensing Office, Board of Cosmetology publishes about getting a nail licence, checked on September 7, 2026.
- Can the exam be taken in Vietnamese
- Yes. The licensing office states it provides the nail technology exam and the Oregon Laws and Rules exam in Spanish and Vietnamese. A candidate who sits the English version and speaks English as a second language may request additional time.
- Source: Oregon Health Licensing Office - Nail Technologist certification · Checked September 7, 2026
- Required training hours
- 241 hours of nail technology plus 70 practical operations, on top of 20 hours of Oregon Laws and Rules and 20 hours of career development.
- Source: Oregon Health Licensing Office - Nail Technologist certification · Checked September 7, 2026
- What the exam covers
- Two written exams: one for the nail technology field of practice and one on Oregon Laws and Rules. Both must be passed within two years of the date of application.
- Source: Oregon Health Licensing Office - Nail Technologist certification · Checked September 7, 2026
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