Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008

39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area 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)
355,990 1.2 % $12.82 $26,660 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.47 $8.57 $11.13 $15.03 $20.41
Annual Wage (2) $15,530 $17,830 $23,140 $31,260 $42,460


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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 Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Personal Care Services 322,940 $12.96 $26,950
Department Stores 16,740 $9.73 $20,240
Health and Personal Care Stores 4,600 $13.38 $27,840
Employment Services 2,220 $12.71 $26,440
Technical and Trade Schools 1,400 $13.24 $27,540

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Motion Picture and Video Industries (8) $29.50 $61,370
Performing Arts Companies (8) $22.94 $47,710
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 30 $17.83 $37,090
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 100 $15.65 $32,550
State Government (OES designation) 90 $15.32 $31,860


State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Pennsylvania 23,560 $11.08 $23,040 0.413%
Wisconsin 11,310 $12.15 $25,260 0.407%
New Jersey 16,040 $15.09 $31,400 0.402%
Maryland 9,460 $14.75 $30,690 0.369%
Minnesota 9,870 $13.91 $28,940 0.365%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Hawaii 1,110 $20.00 $41,600 0.181%
Washington 8,850 $15.84 $32,950 0.308%
New Jersey 16,040 $15.09 $31,400 0.402%
Massachusetts 10,170 $15.02 $31,250 0.314%
Vermont 630 $14.83 $30,840 0.209%


Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Mansfield, OH 340 $11.61 $24,160 0.626%
Ocean City, NJ 250 $14.02 $29,160 0.625%
Sheboygan, WI 360 $13.31 $27,680 0.589%
Erie, PA 740 $10.57 $21,990 0.570%
Punta Gorda, FL 230 $9.91 $20,620 0.562%

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division (8) $20.68 $43,010 (8)
Honolulu, HI 830 $19.67 $40,920 0.187%
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 410 $18.79 $39,090 0.400%
Durham, NC 490 $18.75 $38,990 0.176%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 220 $17.58 $36,560 0.194%


About May 2008 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files (XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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.

(8) Estimate not released.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2008 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2008 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped Excel files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: May 04, 2009