DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	9,190	708	$13.37/hr	$0.36/hr	$8.27/hr	$9.48/hr	$11.70/hr	$15.68/hr	$20.92/hr
U S	357,030	3,927	$12.94/hr	$0.09/hr	$8.18/hr	$9.02/hr	$11.04/hr	$14.67/hr	$20.30/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 6,070 $12.11/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 730 $10.96/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 580 $12.98/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 470 $10.54/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 310 $12.82/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 290 $10.65/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 200 $10.10/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 160 $11.18/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 150 $9.99/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 120 $11.12/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 100 $10.18/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 80 $9.33/hr N/A

• Cuts, trims and shapes hair or hair pieces, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
• Attaches wig or hairpiece to model head and dresses wigs and hairpieces according to instructions, samples, sketches or photographs.
• Massages and treats scalp for hygienic and remedial purposes, using hands, fingers, or vibrating equipment.
• Analyzes patron's hair and other physical features or reads makeup instructions to determine and recommend beauty treatment.
• Updates and maintains customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
• Cleans, shapes, and polishes fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish.
• Shapes and colors eyebrows or eyelashes and removes facial hair, using depilatory cream and tweezers.
• Recommends and applies cosmetics, lotions, and creams to patron to soften and lubricate skin and enhance and restore natural appearance.
• Administers therapeutic medication and advises patron to seek medical treatment for chronic or contagious scalp conditions.
• Combs, brushes, and sprays hair or wigs to set style.
• Shampoos, rinses, and dries hair and scalp or hair pieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions.
• Bleaches, dyes, or tints hair, using applicator or brush.
• Applies water, setting or waving solutions to hair and winds hair on curlers or rollers.