Cosmetologists: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 78,000 for cosmetologists in the US. For this occupation the level of unemployment is relatively very low.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Of those surveyed, 26% of employees work part-time. Approximately 38% of cosmetologists work for themselves.

Training and Education

Prior to starting this profession, consider obtaining a postsecondary vocational award. Government data shows that 10% of employees have a bachelor's degree or higher. Those who have gone to college, but don't have a degree make up 31% of cosmetologists. For 60% of workers a high-school education was all they required. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

The cities with the most employees jobs, compared to the population, are Punta Gorda (Florida), Naples (Florida), and Camden (New Jersey). Fewer are found in Dallas (Texas), Portland (Oregon), and Fort Worth (Texas).

Cosmetologists earn higher incomes in Durham (North Carolina), Wichita (Kansas), and Bethesda (Maryland), and lower incomes in Denver (Colorado), Kansas City (Missouri), and Warren (Michigan).

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Cosmetologists: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Cosmetologists, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Cosmetologists are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Cosmetologists are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Mobile	40	$22,020	0.8
Arizona	Kingman	40	$19,490	3.2
Arizona	Phoenix	720	$19,750	1.4
Arizona	Tucson	120		1.2
California	Fresno	80	$21,930	0.9
California	Oxnard	50	$20,400	0.6
California	Riverside	590	$19,480	1.6
California	San Diego	1,530	$19,080	4
California	San Francisco	960	$22,350	3.4
California	Santa Ana	1,820	$20,090	4.2
Colorado	Denver	500	$19,440	1.4
Connecticut	Bridgeport	450	$24,380	3.7
Connecticut	Hartford	160	$21,380	1
Connecticut	New Haven	140	$20,540	1.8
Connecticut	Norwich	70	$22,000	2.1
Delaware	Wilmington	80	$26,990	0.9
District of Columbia	Washington	950	$21,680	1.4
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	340	$21,840	1.6
Florida	Miami	590	$22,780	2.1
Florida	Naples	180	$23,820	5.6
Florida	Orlando	380	$23,910	1.3
Florida	Punta Gorda	90	$22,670	9.5
Florida	Sarasota	160	$26,920	2.2
Florida	Tampa	720	$19,240	2.1
Florida	West Palm Beach	440	$20,090	2.9
Georgia	Atlanta	270	$19,680	0.4
Illinois	Springfield	50	$29,960	1.8
Indiana	Gary	40	$22,170	0.5
Indiana	Indianapolis	120	$21,900	0.5
Kansas	Wichita	40	$30,650	0.5
Kentucky	Lexington	40	$23,810	0.6
Maryland	Baltimore	920	$27,580	2.5
Maryland	Bethesda	430	$28,390	2.7
Massachusetts	Boston	990	$25,860	2
Massachusetts	Haverhill	40	$25,140	2
Massachusetts	Lawrence	40	$27,200	2.8
Massachusetts	Springfield	110	$22,220	1.3
Michigan	Ann Arbor	50	$23,090	1.1
Michigan	Detroit	220	$22,130	1.1
Michigan	Warren	390	$19,500	1.2
Missouri	Kansas City	160	$19,710	0.5
Nevada	Las Vegas	410	$21,250	1.6
New Jersey	Camden	770	$24,120	5.2
New Jersey	Edison	1,360	$28,600	4.6
New Jersey	Newark	830	$23,290	2.9
New York	Buffalo	150	$19,140	1
New York	Nassau	920	$20,880	2.6
New York	New York	4,540	$21,200	3.1
New York	Rochester	80	$21,050	0.6
North Carolina	Charlotte	110	$25,080	0.4
North Carolina	Durham	60	$32,160	0.8
North Carolina	Raleigh	80	$24,740	0.6
Ohio	Akron	80	$24,570	0.9
Ohio	Cincinnati	530	$25,110	1.8
Ohio	Cleveland	540	$23,530	1.8
Ohio	Columbus	340	$20,170	1.3
Oregon	Portland	60	$32,500	0.2
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	60	$19,590	0.7
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	170	$19,740	2.6
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1,320	$19,390	2.5
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	300	$21,160	0.9
Rhode Island	Providence	280	$21,680	1.8
South Carolina	Charleston	260	$20,610	3.2
Texas	Dallas	220	$21,390	0.4
Texas	Fort Worth	30	$23,720	0.1
Texas	Houston	640	$20,700	0.9
Texas	San Antonio	750	$17,440	3.1
Virginia	Richmond	360	$20,950	2.1
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	270	$23,240	1.1

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