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Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
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.
What a hairdresser, hairstylist, and cosmetologist does
Become a hairdresser, hairstylist, and cosmetologist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good hairdresser, hairstylist, and cosmetologist
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $40 per hour with an average salary of $48,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $42 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $9,200 and $48,500 per year.
- 54% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $40 per hour with an average salary of $41,700 per year.
Hairdresser, Hairstylist, And Cosmetologist job outlook
- There are 6,573 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 3,544 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 8% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 21% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.