Monday, January 7, 2008

Beauty Industry Growth

Cosmetologycampus is excited to report that careers in the beauty industry are on the rise!

A recent article on Careerbuilder.com listed the 30 fastest-growing occupations for 2006-2016, according to the BLS and the beauty industry is represented three times. Careers in the beauty industry are growing all over the country across various license types. Estheticians, Nail technicians and Make up artists are all in high demand.

Make up artists took number 7 on the list of fastest-growing occupations and skin care specialists made it on at number 11. Rounding out the report was Manicurist/pedicurist at number 28.

Here is an excerpt of the information included in the report:

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance:
  • 2006 employment: 2,000
  • 2016 projection: 3,000
  • Percent growth: 39.8
  • Salary range: $30,630 - $46,300
  • Education/training: Postsecondary vocational award
The complete report is on MSC careers with career builder

Cosmetologycampus is happy to be a resource for this growing industry! We will be launching many new cosmetology courses this year to help with career success including licensing renewal requirements.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I agree that the beauty industry is growing. Everyone wants to look beautiful and enhance what they already have! CNN just posted that in this economy retailers like Abercombie are seeing huge losses, but the beauty and health industry are seeing profits.