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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

39-5094 Skincare Specialists

Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual’s appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.


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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
56,660 3.5 % $18.74 $38,970 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.85 $12.13 $16.39 $22.49 $30.07
Annual Wage (2) $20,500 $25,220 $34,090 $46,770 $62,540


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 37,230 5.09 $18.46 $38,390
Health and Personal Care Stores 6,240 0.59 $17.29 $35,960
Offices of Physicians 5,950 0.22 $21.82 $45,380
Traveler Accommodation 2,660 0.13 $18.75 $39,000
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,530 0.16 $20.96 $43,590

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 37,230 5.09 $18.46 $38,390
Health and Personal Care Stores 6,240 0.59 $17.29 $35,960
Offices of Physicians 5,950 0.22 $21.82 $45,380
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,530 0.16 $20.96 $43,590
Traveler Accommodation 2,660 0.13 $18.75 $39,000

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 140 (7) $22.38 $46,550
Offices of Physicians 5,950 0.22 $21.82 $45,380
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,530 0.16 $20.96 $43,590
Outpatient Care Centers 330 0.04 $19.31 $40,160
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 220 0.06 $19.22 $39,980


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 8,480 0.49 1.27 $17.51 $36,430
New York 5,680 0.60 1.55 $20.03 $41,660
Texas 4,720 0.38 0.98 $17.87 $37,180
Florida 4,200 0.48 1.24 $17.49 $36,380
Pennsylvania 2,540 0.43 1.11 $17.93 $37,300




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)
Utah 1,300 0.87 2.25 $16.43 $34,170
Arizona 2,160 0.76 1.96 $18.37 $38,210
Oregon 1,240 0.65 1.69 $21.04 $43,760
New York 5,680 0.60 1.55 $20.03 $41,660
New Jersey 2,160 0.53 1.37 $18.07 $37,590




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado 1,210 0.45 1.17 $26.35 $54,810
Washington 1,620 0.49 1.27 $26.33 $54,770
Hawaii 180 0.28 0.74 $25.49 $53,010
Wyoming 80 0.28 0.73 $25.23 $52,490
Massachusetts 1,300 0.36 0.93 $24.25 $50,440





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 6,630 0.69 1.78 $19.89 $41,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,460 0.39 1.02 $17.68 $36,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,930 0.41 1.07 $17.56 $36,520
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,830 0.86 2.24 $17.85 $37,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,830 0.50 1.30 $16.29 $33,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,700 0.69 1.79 $18.09 $37,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,540 0.54 1.39 $18.60 $38,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,520 0.48 1.24 $17.44 $36,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,270 0.48 1.24 $17.51 $36,430
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,250 0.45 1.18 $15.32 $31,860




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)
Bend-Redmond, OR 140 1.61 4.17 $23.76 $49,430
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 420 1.58 4.09 $18.63 $38,760
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 360 1.34 3.47 $15.79 $32,850
Boulder, CO 240 1.30 3.36 $21.76 $45,260
Napa, CA 90 1.18 3.07 $23.55 $48,980
Victoria, TX 40 1.13 2.92 $18.60 $38,680
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,830 0.86 2.24 $17.85 $37,120
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 80 0.83 2.15 $14.65 $30,470
Bismarck, ND 60 0.82 2.13 $16.95 $35,260
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 970 0.80 2.07 $20.48 $42,590




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)
Olympia-Tumwater, WA (8) (8) (8) $54.86 $114,120
Portland-South Portland, ME (8) (8) (8) $35.32 $73,460
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 550 0.36 0.94 $32.98 $68,590
Killeen-Temple, TX (8) (8) (8) $30.26 $62,930
Jackson, MS 130 0.49 1.28 $27.06 $56,290
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,150 0.57 1.47 $26.94 $56,030
Cheyenne, WY (8) (8) (8) $26.84 $55,820
Appleton, WI (8) (8) (8) $26.74 $55,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 40 0.19 0.48 $26.40 $54,910
Medford, OR (8) (8) (8) $26.13 $54,340

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)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 100 0.48 1.24 $14.49 $30,140
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 0.82 2.12 $17.61 $36,620
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 40 0.21 0.55 $14.79 $30,750
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 30 0.27 0.71 $15.42 $32,080
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 0.31 $25.70 $53,450

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)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 0.82 2.12 $17.61 $36,620
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 100 0.48 1.24 $14.49 $30,140
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 30 0.27 0.71 $15.42 $32,080
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 40 0.21 0.55 $14.79 $30,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 0.31 $25.70 $53,450

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)
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $29.85 $62,090
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 30 0.12 0.31 $25.70 $53,450
Kansas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $21.93 $45,610
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $17.78 $36,980
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 0.82 2.12 $17.61 $36,620


About May 2019 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.

(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.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020