Why Beauty and Wellness

Why a Career in Beauty and Wellness?

You have a wide range of career opportunities! So many options!

Full Service Cosmetologist
Professional Stylist
School Educator
Independent Industry Educator
Business Manager or Owner
Color Specialist
Make Up Artist
Platform Artist
Nail Technician
Spa Specialist
Massage Therapist
Image and Beauty Consultant
Wedding Specialist
Product Distributor
Skin Care & Hair Removal Specialist
Photo Set or Movie Set Stylist

How does beauty and wellness compare to other careers?

A career with a solid foundation and lifelong job security!

Beauty and wellness provides significant strengths compared to other fields including creativity, flexible scheduling, working with others and entrepreneurship.**
Beauty & Wellness is a 56 billion dollar a year industry.*
There are over 550,000 salons and spas in the U.S.*
53% of salons and spas have job openings.*
Approximately 3 out of 4 salon owners reported difficulty in finding qualified applicants.*
Demand for cosmetology services is estimated to expand at least at the same rate as the growth of the population.**
Continued growth in the number of full-service salons, spas and nail salons will also generate numerous job openings for professional stylists, manicurists, pedicurists, and skin care specialists.**
The beauty & wellness workforce will grow by 20 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.**

*The National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) – 2007 Job Demand Survey.
**U.S. Dept of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook 2010-2011 Edition