Cut, color, and style hair, and provide grooming and beauty services for clients.
Salons and barbershops; on your feet, close hands-on work.
Full-time and part-time; evenings and weekends are busiest.
May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.
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Certificate program
Training path: State license program.
Requires a state license, earned by training hours and an exam.
Chair rental is small-business ownership with tiny startup costs.
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Standard Occupational Classification 39-5012. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.