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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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).


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)
377,210 1.5 % $14.51 $30,190 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.65 $9.68 $11.89 $16.79 $24.09
Annual Wage (2) $17,980 $20,130 $24,730 $34,910 $50,110


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 317,060 44.24 $15.01 $31,210
General Merchandise Stores 40,380 1.27 $10.34 $21,500
Health and Personal Care Stores 9,380 0.88 $12.45 $25,900
Motion Picture and Video Industries 1,940 0.47 (8) (8)
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 1,330 0.10 $15.34 $31,910

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 317,060 44.24 $15.01 $31,210
General Merchandise Stores 40,380 1.27 $10.34 $21,500
Health and Personal Care Stores 9,380 0.88 $12.45 $25,900
Motion Picture and Video Industries 1,940 0.47 (8) (8)
Technical and Trade Schools 520 0.39 $13.67 $28,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Performing Arts Companies 60 0.05 $32.13 $66,830
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 50 0.01 $22.35 $46,490
Management of Companies and Enterprises 220 0.01 $20.71 $43,080
Death Care Services 160 0.11 $20.29 $42,200
Offices of Other Health Practitioners (8) (8) $18.91 $39,340


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)
California 33,570 1.97 0.76 $15.09 $31,400
Texas 28,020 2.31 0.89 $12.27 $25,520
Florida 26,800 3.11 1.19 $15.16 $31,530
Pennsylvania 24,460 4.18 1.60 $12.98 $26,990
New York 23,650 2.52 0.97 $14.87 $30,920




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 17,400 4.30 1.65 $17.90 $37,230
Delaware 1,910 4.26 1.64 $17.22 $35,810
New Hampshire 2,770 4.24 1.63 $13.83 $28,770
Pennsylvania 24,460 4.18 1.60 $12.98 $26,990
Maryland 9,540 3.55 1.36 $14.71 $30,590




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 910 1.27 0.49 $21.96 $45,680
Massachusetts 10,990 3.08 1.18 $20.32 $42,260
Washington 10,610 3.26 1.25 $19.67 $40,910
New Jersey 17,400 4.30 1.65 $17.90 $37,230
Delaware 1,910 4.26 1.64 $17.22 $35,810





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 28,710 3.02 1.16 $16.43 $34,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 14,190 3.06 1.17 $14.16 $29,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 12,850 4.51 1.73 $15.12 $31,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,750 1.92 0.74 $13.92 $28,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 9,220 3.34 1.28 $20.43 $42,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8,330 2.34 0.90 $11.70 $24,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,440 3.80 1.46 $15.02 $31,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 7,390 3.75 1.44 $14.27 $29,690
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 7,350 3.58 1.37 $13.87 $28,850
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 7,340 3.70 1.42 $20.68 $43,020




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)
Johnstown, PA 420 8.32 3.19 $9.36 $19,460
Johnson City, TN 580 7.54 2.89 $12.74 $26,500
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 920 6.27 2.41 $18.68 $38,860
Altoona, PA 360 6.12 2.35 $10.84 $22,540
Panama City, FL 470 5.76 2.21 $13.80 $28,690
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 1,700 5.75 2.21 $15.90 $33,080
Elmira, NY 190 5.52 2.12 $12.20 $25,370
East Stroudsburg, PA 300 5.49 2.11 $11.75 $24,440
Ocean City, NJ 210 5.33 2.05 $16.76 $34,860
Pittsburgh, PA 6,050 5.29 2.03 $13.01 $27,050




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)
Longview, WA (8) (8) (8) $23.33 $48,520
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 260 2.97 1.14 $22.41 $46,620
Boulder, CO 580 3.16 1.21 $21.84 $45,420
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 240 3.49 1.34 $21.57 $44,860
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 7,340 3.70 1.42 $20.68 $43,020
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 9,220 3.34 1.28 $20.43 $42,490
Tallahassee, FL 340 1.94 0.74 $20.36 $42,360
New Bedford, MA 270 4.05 1.55 $20.20 $42,020
Casper, WY 50 1.38 0.53 $19.46 $40,480
Springfield, IL 380 3.70 1.42 $19.01 $39,550

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)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 770 2.30 0.88 $12.52 $26,030
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 670 2.60 1.00 $11.02 $22,920
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 630 1.61 0.62 $11.42 $23,750
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 620 2.95 1.13 $13.43 $27,940
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 600 4.43 1.70 $11.30 $23,500

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)
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 500 5.16 1.98 $13.99 $29,100
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 600 4.43 1.70 $11.30 $23,500
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 540 3.54 1.36 $10.28 $21,390
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 320 3.00 1.15 $17.88 $37,190
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 620 2.95 1.13 $13.43 $27,940

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)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 70 1.16 0.45 $20.47 $42,590
North Florida nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $18.26 $37,970
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 320 3.00 1.15 $17.88 $37,190
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 180 1.83 0.70 $16.89 $35,140
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 100 1.99 0.76 $16.77 $34,880


About May 2018 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 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.

(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.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019