Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2013

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)
351,960 1.0 % $13.24 $27,530 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.18 $8.98 $11.12 $14.96 $21.26
Annual Wage (2) $17,010 $18,680 $23,140 $31,110 $44,220


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 318,890 49.89 $13.11 $27,270
Health and Personal Care Stores 4,190 0.41 $16.27 $33,850
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 1,360 0.08 $14.28 $29,700
Traveler Accommodation 1,050 0.06 $14.06 $29,240
Motion Picture and Video Industries 880 0.23 (8) (8)

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 318,890 49.89 $13.11 $27,270
Health and Personal Care Stores 4,190 0.41 $16.27 $33,850
Technical and Trade Schools 510 0.34 $12.33 $25,650
Motion Picture and Video Industries 880 0.23 (8) (8)
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 260 0.14 $11.30 $23,510

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Performing Arts Companies 80 0.07 $34.89 $72,580
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 70 0.01 $20.91 $43,480
Offices of Other Health Practitioners (8) (8) $16.98 $35,310
Death Care Services 170 0.13 $16.66 $34,650
Health and Personal Care Stores 4,190 0.41 $16.27 $33,850


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)
Pennsylvania 24,850 4.42 1.67 $12.45 $25,910
New York 24,590 2.85 1.07 $13.70 $28,500
California 24,300 1.65 0.62 $13.26 $27,590
Florida 23,840 3.20 1.21 $12.72 $26,460
Texas 20,840 1.91 0.72 $13.18 $27,420




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)
Pennsylvania 24,850 4.42 1.67 $12.45 $25,910
New Hampshire 2,580 4.16 1.57 $12.26 $25,490
Delaware 1,640 3.98 1.50 $17.16 $35,690
Wisconsin 10,750 3.97 1.50 $12.15 $25,270
New Jersey 15,070 3.94 1.49 $14.16 $29,440




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 1,070 1.60 0.60 $21.07 $43,830
Hawaii 810 1.35 0.51 $17.35 $36,080
Delaware 1,640 3.98 1.50 $17.16 $35,690
Washington 8,940 3.16 1.19 $17.02 $35,400
Virginia 11,790 3.25 1.22 $16.31 $33,930





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 15,270 2.91 1.10 $15.36 $31,960
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 11,940 3.23 1.22 $13.91 $28,920
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 8,220 4.47 1.68 $13.27 $27,590
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,500 4.19 1.58 $13.76 $28,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 6,970 2.94 1.11 $17.40 $36,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,690 1.68 0.63 $13.44 $27,960
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 6,550 2.84 1.07 $12.42 $25,840
Pittsburgh, PA 5,740 5.08 1.91 $11.63 $24,190
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 5,550 2.01 0.76 $14.85 $30,880
Baltimore-Towson, MD 5,310 4.14 1.56 $13.92 $28,960




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)
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 470 7.99 3.01 $11.75 $24,440
Mansfield, OH 330 6.69 2.52 $11.53 $23,990
Palm Coast, FL 120 6.34 2.39 $10.50 $21,840
Racine, WI 440 5.96 2.25 $13.35 $27,760
Ocean City, NJ 220 5.94 2.24 $12.63 $26,270
Altoona, PA 340 5.87 2.21 $10.51 $21,860
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 770 5.82 2.19 $13.24 $27,530
Manhattan, KS 290 5.81 2.19 $9.72 $20,220
Longview, WA 200 5.81 2.19 $16.85 $35,050
Springfield, OH 270 5.75 2.17 $9.82 $20,420




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)
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,480 1.42 0.53 $18.86 $39,220
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 4,820 3.32 1.25 $18.84 $39,180
Springfield, IL 420 4.05 1.53 $17.90 $37,220
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 280 3.54 1.34 $17.65 $36,710
Honolulu, HI 730 1.65 0.62 $17.49 $36,380
Yakima, WA 270 3.38 1.27 $17.42 $36,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 6,970 2.94 1.11 $17.40 $36,200
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 930 3.54 1.33 $17.32 $36,020
Salinas, CA (8) (8) (8) $17.18 $35,730
Richmond, VA 2,210 3.65 1.38 $17.09 $35,550

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 880 3.27 1.23 $11.02 $22,910
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 730 4.66 1.75 $10.80 $22,450
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 710 3.06 1.15 $12.53 $26,060
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 620 2.61 0.98 $12.24 $25,460
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 610 3.71 1.40 $11.40 $23,720

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 Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 730 4.66 1.75 $10.80 $22,450
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 510 4.56 1.72 $10.59 $22,030
St. Mary's County, Maryland nonmetropolitan area 170 4.02 1.51 $12.45 $25,890
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 560 3.92 1.48 $10.73 $22,330
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 270 3.91 1.47 $11.23 $23,370

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)
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 160 2.13 0.80 $18.63 $38,760
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 50 1.28 0.48 $18.30 $38,050
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 200 3.17 1.19 $17.04 $35,440
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $16.21 $33,720
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 80 2.87 1.08 $16.01 $33,300


About May 2013 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.

(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 2013 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2013 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2013 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2013 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2013 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 1, 2014