DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Occupational Description:

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 First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	10,350	445	$13.12/hr	$0.43/hr	$8.15/hr	$9.19/hr	$11.33/hr	$15.41/hr	$20.71/hr
U S	355,910	3,915	$13.04/hr	$0.09/hr	$8.20/hr	$9.01/hr	$11.04/hr	$14.77/hr	$20.62/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
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	7,420	$11.53/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	570	$11.02/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	500	$10.91/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	480	$10.12/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	300	$11.53/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	260	$8.80/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	170	$12.02/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	140	$12.68/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	130	$10.17/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	100	$10.42/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	70	$11.01/hr	N/A

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Cashiers	990	$8.89/hr	N/A
Bartenders	180	$8.81/hr	N/A
Food Preparation Workers	180	$11.28/hr	N/A
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Tasks for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

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.