Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Human Services · Personal Care Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $24,100; experienced workers reach $56,730. About 2,210 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +11.7%
- Openings a year
- 618
- Employed in 2024
- 4,361
Typical entry education: Postsecondary nondegree award
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
1 program, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Active Listening3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Service Orientation3.3
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Active Learning3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making2.5
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.0
What the work is
Provide beauty services, such as cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May shampoo hair, apply makeup, dress wigs, remove hair, and provide nail and skincare services.
- Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools, such as scissors and combs.
- Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type, and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
- Analyze patrons' hair and other physical features to determine and recommend beauty treatment or suggest hair styles.
- Schedule client appointments.
- Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
- Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less21%
- Certificate79%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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