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