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.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Cosmetology(certificate)Saint Paul College, MN

$32,987

Cosmetology(certificate)Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL

$29,668

Cosmetology(certificate)The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo, ND

$29,330

Cosmetology(certificate)The Hair Academy, ND

$29,327

Cosmetology(certificate)The Esthetic Institute, VA

$29,301

Cosmetology(certificate)Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Grand Forks, ND

$28,331

Cosmetology(certificate)Josef's School of Hair Skin & Body-Fargo, ND

$28,331

Cosmetology(certificate)Summit Salon Academy Kansas City, MO

$27,878

Cosmetology(certificate)Institute of Advanced Medical Esthetics, VA

$27,490

Cosmetology(certificate)Top Nails & Hair Beauty School, UT

$27,296

Cosmetology(certificate)Summit Salon Academy-Portland, OR

$27,110

Cosmetology(certificate)Aveda Institute-Des Moines, IA

$27,081

Cosmetology(certificate)Waukesha County Technical College, WI

$27,049

Cosmetology(certificate)Gaston College, NC

$27,008

Cosmetology(certificate)Elevate Salon Institute-Westminster, CO

$27,005

Cosmetology(certificate)Paul Mitchell the School-Austin, TX

$26,824

Cosmetology(certificate)Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, AZ

$26,795

Cosmetology(certificate)Champion Beauty College, TX

$26,736

Cosmetology(certificate)Tulsa Technology Center, OK

$26,713

Cosmetology(certificate)Aveda Institute-Denver, CO

$26,636

Cosmetology(certificate)DuVall's School of Cosmetology, TX

$26,435

Cosmetology(certificate)International Academy of Style, NV

$26,349

Cosmetology(certificate)Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics, MA

$26,234

Cosmetology(certificate)Capitol Beauty School, NE

$25,942

Cosmetology(certificate)The Salon Professional Academy-Nashville, TN

$25,878