Austria Hair & Beauty Regulations

If you want to work as an employee, in a salon, for example, you don’t need to be licensed. It entirely depends on the salon if they want to employ you with your qualifications.

However, you need a trade license to work independently, such as owning a salon and renting chair. To get the license, you must get a recognised apprenticeship training program and/or enrol in a recognised course.

There may also be local regulations regarding health and safety when operating your business.

Below are the requirements for becoming a licensed hair, beauty or cosmetic tattoo professional.

Beauty Services in Austria

For beauty professionals, you need esthetics or cosmetology vocational training, which is then followed by a final exam or apprenticeship. Completion for the training allows you to get a certificate of competence, which is a requirement for the trade license.

Beauty services are:

Hair Services in Austria

For hair services, you need 3 years of on-the-job training and vocational school and then pass the final examination. Application for a trade license then follows, so you can work independently.

Hair services include:

Cosmetic Tattoo Services in Austria

Cosmetic tattoo artists should also complete a certified training program, hold a hygiene certificate and register as a restricted beauty trade.

Cosmetic tattoo services include:

As these services involve penetrating the skin, there may also be local regulations pertaining to health and safety (for example, sterilization and disposal of needles) and the premises you operate from.