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Estimated employment4,680
Mean wage$17.07
Entry wage$11.73
10th percentile wage$11.25
50th percentile wage$15.15
90th percentile wage$26.00
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Other Services4,50096.0%
Education and Health Services200.4%
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services20$18.25
Other Services4,500$15.15
Trade, Transportation,, and Utilities$14.44
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists (39-5012)
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. Excludes Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance (39-5091), Manicurists and Pedicurists (39-5092), and Skincare Specialists (39-5094).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$15.15 $13.98  $1.17
2019$14.36+5.5%$13.25 +5.5%$1.11
2018$13.82+3.9%$12.76 +3.9%$1.07
2017$13.38+3.3%$12.35 +3.3%$1.03
2016$12.93+3.5%$11.93 +3.5%$1.00
2015$12.71+1.7%$11.73 +1.7%$0.98
2014$12.45+2.0%$11.49 +2.0%$0.96
2013$12.30+1.3%$11.35 +1.3%$0.95
2012$12.12+1.5%$11.18 +1.5%$0.94
2011$11.95+1.4%$11.03 +1.4%$0.92
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.15 $23.93  -$8.78
2019$14.36+5.5%$22.96 +4.2%-$8.59
2018$13.82+3.9%$22.26 +3.1%-$8.43
2017$13.38+3.3%$21.66 +2.8%-$8.28
2016$12.93+3.5%$21.17 +2.3%-$8.24
2015$12.71+1.7%$20.73 +2.1%-$8.01
2014$12.45+2.0%$20.28 +2.2%-$7.82
2013$12.30+1.3%$19.87 +2.1%-$7.57
2012$12.12+1.5%$19.53 +1.7%-$7.41
2011$11.95+1.4%$19.23 +1.6%-$7.27

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
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