Maine Makeup Artist School and Requirements

To be a makeup artist in Maine, you must complete an esthetician program and earn your esthetics license. You could instead consider a cosmetology program and license if you also want to do nails and hair. Either way, licensure is required unless you do makeup without pay or in specific workplaces.

Read on to learn about your Maine makeup artist licensure options, what you can do without a makeup license in the state, and how much you may make as a makeup artist. Browse our directory of makeup artistry schools in Maine, or skip ahead to learn about the state's makeup artistry licensing requirements and job outlook.

Makeup Artists and Esthetician School in Maine

Many licensed makeup artists choose to go through esthetician school. This is because the program is pretty quick and focuses exclusively on skincare and related topics.

Maine esthetics programs last 600 hours over at least three months, or you can opt for a trainee program lasting 1,000 hours over at least six months.

However, you should consider a Maine cosmetology license if you also want to do nails and hair. Those programs last 1,500 hours over at least nine months, or a trainee program lasting 2,500 hours over at least 18 months.

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What Makeup Artists in Maine Can Do Without a License

If you want to work as a makeup artist in Maine but don't have an esthetician or cosmetology license, your options are minimal. You can only:

• Do makeup for people in your household or family for free
• Work in theater, film, or on models
• Get a funeral-related license and provide makeup services on bodies
• Demonstrate products for sales purposes

Unlike in many states, you may not work in hospitals, jails, with people who have disabilities, or any other situations considered charitable work or part of another job except for in the situations above unless you have a license.

Maine Makeup Artist Salary

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) includes makeup artists under the umbrella of estheticians. It reports that, as of 2022, Maine estheticians earn $47,050 annually ($22.62 per hour). The data shows the state's cosmetologists earned about the same amount.

Things like your years of work, location, and type of workplace can all affect pay potential. Check in with local makeup artists in the field you're most interested in to see how much you could expect to earn.

Contact the Maine State Board of Cosmetology