Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

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).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic 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)
357,030 1.1 % $12.72 $26,460 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.04 $8.86 $10.85 $14.42 $19.95
Annual Wage (2) $16,710 $18,420 $22,570 $30,000 $41,490


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 (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Personal Care Services 317,360 52.09 $12.76 $26,550
Department Stores 23,500 1.52 $11.00 $22,880
Health and Personal Care Stores 4,720 0.48 $15.45 $32,140
Nursing Care Facilities 1,580 0.09 $13.66 $28,410
Other General Merchandise Stores 1,080 0.07 $11.80 $24,550

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 317,360 52.09 $12.76 $26,550
Department Stores 23,500 1.52 $11.00 $22,880
Technical and Trade Schools 1,020 0.65 $12.50 $26,000
Health and Personal Care Stores 4,720 0.48 $15.45 $32,140
Other Personal Services 430 0.18 $12.87 $26,770

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 400 0.11 $33.55 $69,780
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 60 0.01 $17.17 $35,700
Offices of Physicians 100 (7) $16.34 $33,980
Death Care Services 230 0.17 $16.31 $33,930
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 760 0.07 $15.76 $32,780


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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)
New York 25,600 3.04 1.09 $13.94 $29,000
Texas 25,120 2.44 0.88 $12.20 $25,370
Pennsylvania 23,670 4.27 1.53 $12.07 $25,100
California 23,610 1.68 0.60 $12.56 $26,120
Florida 22,250 3.11 1.12 $11.95 $24,850




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)
New Jersey 17,070 4.53 1.63 $13.85 $28,820
Pennsylvania 23,670 4.27 1.53 $12.07 $25,100
New Hampshire 2,570 4.23 1.52 $11.94 $24,840
Ohio 20,010 4.02 1.44 $11.94 $24,830
Wisconsin 10,290 3.89 1.40 $11.34 $23,580




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,050 1.63 0.58 $23.43 $48,720
Hawaii 1,040 1.80 0.65 $16.67 $34,670
Washington 8,940 3.29 1.18 $16.42 $34,160
South Carolina 2,990 1.69 0.61 $14.89 $30,970
Maryland 9,270 3.74 1.34 $14.56 $30,280





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 15,700 3.10 1.11 $15.57 $32,380
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 13,290 3.71 1.33 $13.62 $28,330
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 7,540 4.16 1.49 $13.84 $28,790
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 7,020 2.75 0.99 $12.77 $26,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 6,490 2.81 1.01 $15.65 $32,550
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 6,440 3.76 1.35 $13.73 $28,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 6,430 2.88 1.04 $10.88 $22,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 5,770 1.51 0.54 $13.20 $27,460
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 5,330 5.56 2.00 $13.94 $28,990
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 5,210 3.11 1.12 $14.40 $29,950




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)
Palm Coast, FL 130 7.65 2.75 $11.74 $24,410
Ocean City, NJ 270 7.55 2.71 $12.09 $25,150
Sheboygan, WI 410 7.40 2.66 $11.26 $23,420
Mansfield, OH 360 7.10 2.55 $11.15 $23,180
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 350 6.63 2.38 $11.12 $23,140
Springfield, OH 310 6.39 2.29 $14.36 $29,880
Fond du Lac, WI 260 6.23 2.24 $10.50 $21,850
Danbury, CT 400 6.11 2.20 $11.55 $24,020
Appleton, WI 680 5.95 2.14 $12.99 $27,020
Waterbury, CT 370 5.85 2.10 $11.98 $24,920




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)
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL 30 0.71 0.25 $20.01 $41,620
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 650 2.27 0.82 $19.98 $41,550
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,180 1.23 0.44 $19.73 $41,040
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 4,970 3.63 1.30 $18.08 $37,610
Boulder, CO 420 2.73 0.98 $18.08 $37,610
Honolulu, HI 810 1.91 0.69 $18.04 $37,530
Bellingham, WA 190 2.55 0.92 $17.75 $36,930
Yakima, WA 150 1.89 0.68 $17.63 $36,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 70 0.72 0.26 $17.58 $36,560
Santa Fe, NM 250 4.11 1.48 $16.97 $35,290

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)
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 910 3.40 1.22 $11.78 $24,500
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 740 3.15 1.13 $11.91 $24,770
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 710 1.87 0.67 $10.26 $21,330
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 690 4.43 1.59 $10.24 $21,300
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 670 3.04 1.09 $11.49 $23,890

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)
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 530 4.87 1.75 $10.29 $21,400
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 190 4.76 1.71 $10.95 $22,770
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area 310 4.60 1.65 $15.33 $31,880
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 690 4.43 1.59 $10.24 $21,300
St. Mary's County, Maryland nonmetropolitan area 180 4.26 1.53 $12.26 $25,490

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)
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 80 1.58 0.57 $18.70 $38,890
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 1.15 0.41 $17.78 $36,980
Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 50 2.20 0.79 $17.38 $36,150
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $16.62 $34,570
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 60 2.13 0.76 $16.46 $34,240


About May 2011 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 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.

(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 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012