Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services. Excludes "Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance (39-5091), "Manicurists and Pedicurists" (39-5092), and "Skincare Specialists" (39-5094).

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
349,420	1.2 %	$12.74	$26,510	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$7.86	$8.81	$10.94	$14.66	$19.97
Annual Wage (2)	$16,350	$18,320	$22,760	$30,490	$41,540

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	315,540	52.04	$12.86	$26,760
Department Stores	17,410	1.15	$10.11	$21,040
Health and Personal Care Stores	5,180	0.53	$13.06	$27,170
Employment Services	1,800	0.07	$12.58	$26,160
Nursing Care Facilities	1,390	0.08	$12.89	$26,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services	315,540	52.04	$12.86	$26,760
Department Stores	17,410	1.15	$10.11	$21,040
Technical and Trade Schools	1,040	0.67	$13.17	$27,390
Health and Personal Care Stores	5,180	0.53	$13.06	$27,170
Other Personal Services	390	0.17	$12.36	$25,720

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	(8)	(8)	$15.61	$32,480
Death Care Services	210	0.16	$15.56	$32,360
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	(8)	(8)	$14.93	$31,060
State Government (OES Designation)	70	(7)	$14.81	$30,800
Offices of Physicians	70	(7)	$14.77	$30,710

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	25,570	2.53	0.92	$12.35	$25,690
New York	25,160	3.02	1.10	$13.71	$28,520
Pennsylvania	23,390	4.27	1.55	$11.84	$24,620
California	23,110	1.65	0.60	$12.11	$25,180
Florida	21,050	2.96	1.08	$12.81	$26,650

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	17,450	4.63	1.68	$14.02	$29,170
Pennsylvania	23,390	4.27	1.55	$11.84	$24,620
Wisconsin	10,580	4.06	1.48	$11.84	$24,640
Connecticut	6,390	4.00	1.45	$13.68	$28,460
Ohio	18,750	3.81	1.39	$11.89	$24,730

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	860	1.34	0.49	$18.11	$37,680
Hawaii	1,110	1.93	0.70	$16.58	$34,490
Washington	8,840	3.28	1.19	$16.19	$33,680
Vermont	730	2.55	0.93	$14.98	$31,150
South Carolina	3,320	1.90	0.69	$14.90	$31,000

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	15,740	3.16	1.15	$15.02	$31,240
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division	11,510	3.25	1.18	$14.06	$29,250
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	7,240	4.01	1.46	$13.61	$28,300
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	7,010	2.81	1.02	$12.43	$25,850
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	6,990	4.17	1.52	$12.97	$26,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	6,230	2.72	0.99	$14.77	$30,720
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	5,600	2.80	1.02	$13.95	$29,010
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	5,430	2.47	0.90	$11.76	$24,450
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division	5,360	5.57	2.03	$14.16	$29,450
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	5,290	3.93	1.43	$17.89	$37,210

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Palm Coast, FL	170	9.78	3.56	$11.01	$22,900
Ocean City, NJ	260	6.92	2.52	$13.06	$27,170
Sheboygan, WI	380	6.86	2.50	$12.56	$26,120
Mansfield, OH	320	6.48	2.36	$10.47	$21,780
Danbury, CT	400	6.19	2.25	$13.22	$27,510
Altoona, PA	350	6.07	2.21	$9.79	$20,350
Norwich-New London, CT-RI	760	5.82	2.12	$11.66	$24,250
Springfield, OH	270	5.71	2.08	$14.69	$30,550
Appleton, WI	630	5.63	2.05	$13.96	$29,040
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1,840	5.61	2.04	$11.49	$23,900

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Santa Fe, NM	200	3.32	1.21	$19.76	$41,100
Sherman-Denison, TX	30	0.78	0.29	$19.57	$40,700
Boulder, CO	380	2.49	0.91	$19.00	$39,520
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division	5,290	3.93	1.43	$17.89	$37,210
Anderson, SC	40	0.69	0.25	$17.75	$36,930
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC	820	2.99	1.09	$17.53	$36,450
Naples-Marco Island, FL	340	3.09	1.12	$17.43	$36,260
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	280	2.62	0.95	$17.36	$36,110
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division	1,300	1.37	0.50	$17.28	$35,940
Peabody, MA NECTA Division	460	4.70	1.71	$17.24	$35,870

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	820	3.49	1.27	$11.32	$23,540
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area	730	2.80	1.02	$12.39	$25,770
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	700	4.55	1.66	$10.95	$22,770
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	650	4.04	1.47	$9.09	$18,900
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	620	2.84	1.03	$10.05	$20,910

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	180	4.74	1.73	$12.58	$26,170
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	700	4.55	1.66	$10.95	$22,770
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	470	4.31	1.57	$10.64	$22,130
St. Mary's County, Maryland nonmetropolitan area	180	4.31	1.57	$12.43	$25,860
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area	280	4.12	1.50	$15.81	$32,880

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area	30	0.52	0.19	$17.62	$36,650
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area	30	0.94	0.34	$17.58	$36,570
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	230	2.04	0.74	$17.50	$36,410
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	110	1.03	0.38	$16.62	$34,560
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	60	2.11	0.77	$16.01	$33,300

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About May 2010 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

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Other OES estimates and related information:

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Last Modified Date: May 17, 2011