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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
352,380 |
1.2 % |
$14.23 |
$29,590 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.62 |
$9.40 |
$11.66 |
$16.43 |
$23.58 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$17,930 |
$19,550 |
$24,260 |
$34,170 |
$49,050 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
70 |
0.01 |
$19.93 |
$41,460 |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
80 |
0.01 |
$19.18 |
$39,900 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
70 |
0.01 |
$18.98 |
$39,480 |
Civic and Social Organizations |
30 |
0.01 |
$18.18 |
$37,820 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
110 |
(7) |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
27,180 |
1.70 |
0.68 |
$14.97 |
$31,130 |
New York |
26,410 |
2.90 |
1.16 |
$14.90 |
$31,000 |
Florida |
24,620 |
2.99 |
1.19 |
$14.65 |
$30,480 |
Pennsylvania |
23,680 |
4.12 |
1.64 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
Texas |
22,690 |
1.93 |
0.77 |
$12.94 |
$26,910 |
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) |
Pennsylvania |
23,680 |
4.12 |
1.64 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
Delaware |
1,770 |
4.00 |
1.60 |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
New Jersey |
15,610 |
3.95 |
1.57 |
$17.77 |
$36,960 |
Connecticut |
5,790 |
3.48 |
1.38 |
$16.34 |
$33,980 |
Minnesota |
9,680 |
3.44 |
1.37 |
$13.97 |
$29,060 |
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 |
1,150 |
1.64 |
0.65 |
$20.98 |
$43,630 |
Washington |
9,160 |
2.99 |
1.19 |
$18.34 |
$38,160 |
Hawaii |
1,030 |
1.62 |
0.65 |
$18.31 |
$38,080 |
New Jersey |
15,610 |
3.95 |
1.57 |
$17.77 |
$36,960 |
Virginia |
10,190 |
2.71 |
1.08 |
$17.34 |
$36,060 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
21,980 |
3.34 |
1.33 |
$17.42 |
$36,230 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
10,820 |
2.97 |
1.18 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
7,750 |
1.84 |
0.73 |
$14.79 |
$30,760 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
7,510 |
3.93 |
1.57 |
$14.16 |
$29,450 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
6,860 |
2.75 |
1.10 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
6,380 |
3.54 |
1.41 |
$17.44 |
$36,260 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,340 |
2.16 |
0.86 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
5,850 |
2.29 |
0.91 |
$13.54 |
$28,170 |
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division |
5,690 |
5.56 |
2.22 |
$15.34 |
$31,900 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
5,680 |
2.94 |
1.17 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
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