Vocational Programs for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
295K	$20.09	$41,780

The role of Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is to 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. The average annual wage of the occupations is $41,780 and $20 per hour. 8 vocational programs could be taken for the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 294,840 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is $9,651. The average length of the programs is 726 hours and the average completion time is 6.98 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Career

The following 8 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	1,433	$16,042	$2,172	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months
Electrolysis/Electrology and Electrolysis Technician	12	$9,180	$907	551 Hours	5.50 Months
Make-Up Artist/Specialist	36	$7,960	$1,529	472 Hours	5.44 Months
Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design	117	$13,276	$2,039	1,069 Hours	9.20 Months
Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	3	$6,230	$868	350 Hours	4.50 Months
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	21	$7,147	$838	525 Hours	5.92 Months
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	606	$7,334	$698	712 Hours	6.51 Months
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts (other)	109	$10,039	$1,840	750 Hours	7.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

The following 1,504 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.