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Occupational Description

Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.

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Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Employment Outlook for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be somewhat larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists There are 7 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 7 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Salon Stylist	5/4/10	Bend	$8.40/hr
Hair Designer	7/9/10	North Bend	$8.40/hr
Licensed Hair Stylists	7/6/10	Salem	$8.50/hr to $10.00/hr DOE, Neg.
Hair Stylist	7/20/10	Mcminnville	$8.50/hr to $10.00/hr DOE
Hair Stylist	8/13/10	Corvallis	$8.50/hr
Hair Stylist	8/18/10	Hermiston	$8.40/hr
Beauty School Instructor	8/31/10	Albany	DOE

Job Openings from the Web for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 5 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 5 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Whats new at the 72 Commission Positions or Lease stations	8/16/10	Portland
Hair Stylist-Portland	8/1/10	Portland	Hair Club for Men and Women
HAIR Stylist	7/22/10	McMinnville
** Write about Spas & Beauty **	7/16/10	Portland
Attention HAIR STYLIST I have The best WHOLESALE HUMAN HAIR opportunity Avail 4 u	7/9/10	Portland

State of Oregon License Information for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

License	License Authority Web Site
Cosmetology: Hair Design	egov.oregon.gov/HLO/
Electrologist	egov.oregon.gov/HLO/

Wages for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$8.85	$9.48	$11.53	$16.34	$22.94	$13.82	$28,745
Multnomah / Washington	9.35	10.41	12.25	17.85	26.60	15.06	31,311
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	8.73	9.16	10.99	15.89	19.05	12.93	26,889
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	8.76	9.24	10.64	14.82	19.41	12.48	25,940
Lane	8.64	8.94	9.51	11.71	18.47	11.44	23,808
Jackson / Josephine	8.71	9.10	9.80	13.15	16.67	11.57	24,082

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Regional Employment Projections for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	3,490	3,913	423	12.1%	42	54	97
Multnomah / Washington	1,524	1,735	211	13.8%	21	24	45
Lane	383	432	49	12.8%	5	6	11
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	332	372	40	12.0%	4	5	9
Clackamas	279	330	51	18.3%	5	5	10
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	265	297	32	12.1%	3	4	7
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	202	228	26	12.9%	3	3	6
Jackson / Josephine	189	213	24	12.7%	2	3	5
Douglas	51	57	6	11.8%	1	1	1
Klamath / Lake	49	54	5	10.2%	1	1	1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	36	40	4	11.1%	0	1	1
Coos / Curry	29	33	4	13.8%	0	1	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	21	23	2	9.5%	0	0	1
Morrow / Umatilla	21	24	3	14.3%	0	0	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	16	17	1	6.2%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	15	16	1	6.7%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	3,490
Total, All Industries	Private	3,488
Retail Trade	Private	199
Health and Personal Care Stores	Private	64
General Merchandise Stores	Private	135
Department Stores	Private	135
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	32
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	3,235
Personal and Laundry Services	Private	3,235
Personal Care Services	Private	3,235

Educational Requirements for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Workers must have postsecondary training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

• Apply Electrolysis
• Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
• Apply Make-Up
• Apply Massage Therapy Treatments
• Apply Personal Care Procedures
• Cut, Style Or Wave Hair
• Dress Wigs
• Maintain Cosmetology Industry Trend Awareness
• Manage Beauty Salon Or Barber Shop
• Manage Inventories And Supplies
• Perform Facials
• Process Credit Or Debit Card Transactions
• Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
• Receive Customer Orders For Products Or Services
• Receive Payments And Make Change
• Schedule Appointments
• Sell Products
• Sell Services
• Shampoo And Rinse Customers' Hair
• Shave Facial Hair
• Suggest And Sell Hair Styles
• Use Cash Registers
• Use Chemicals Or Products Which Act On The Epidermis
• Use Hairstyling Techniques

Schools and Training Providers for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
• Electrolysis/Electrology and Electrolysis Technician
• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
• Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
• Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor
• Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other

Cosmetology Careers Unlimited 2030 NE 42nd Portland, OR 97213-1305 Phone: (503) 288-6937 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	Phagans' Central Oregon Beauty College 355 NE Second Street Bend, OR 97701-5175 Phone: (541) 382-6171 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Phagans' Grants Pass College of Beauty 304 NE Agness, Suite F Grants Pass, OR 97526-3906 Phone: (541) 479-6678 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
Carole's Cosmetic Tattoo 4588 SW 103rd Beaverton, OR 97005-3208 Phone: (503) 646-5478 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	College of Cosmetology, Inc. 357 E. Main Street Klamath Falls, OR 97601-3233 Phone: (541) 882-6644 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	Oregon Institute of Cosmetology 2241 Tower East Medford, OR 97504-7284 Phone: (541) 772-8937 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
Two Chicks Tattooing 1108 7th Street Oregon City, OR 97045-2408 Phone: (503) 655-7160 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	Phagans' Beauty College 1565 SW 53rd St. Corvallis, OR 97333-2630 Phone: (541) 753-7770 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
Phagans' Medford Beauty School 2320 Poplar Drive Medford, OR 97504-5273 Phone: (541) 772-6155 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Roseburg Beauty College 700 SE Stephens Roseburg, OR 97470-3112 Phone: (541) 673-5533 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Making Faces & Nails With Dawn 11 Michigan Ave SE Bandon, OR 97411-9745 Phone: (541) 347-6245 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
Hot Rod Bettie's Tattoo School 940 Edgewater St NW Salem, OR 97304-3820 Phone: (503) 763-6844 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Beauty is Skin Deep School for Permanent Cosmetics Portland, OR 97233-4953 Phone: (503) 465-6500 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Oregon Tattoo Academy LLC 528 SW 6th St Redmond, OR 97760-2701 Phone: (503) 991-9496 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
Eugene Tattoo & Body Piercing Company 1361 Willamette Street Eugene, OR 97401-4002 Phone: (541) 485-7109 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Aesthetics Institute 2245 SE Powell Boulevard Portland, OR 97202-2143 Phone: (503) 238-1793 Programs of Training: Electrolysis/Electrology and Electrolysis Technician	Academy of Hair Design 305 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3526 Phone: (503) 585-8122 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
Beau Monde College of Hair Design 1221 SW 12th Avenue Portland, OR 97205-2036 Phone: (503) 226-7355 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Pendleton College of Hair Design 326 S. Main Street Pendleton, OR 97801-2246 Phone: (541) 276-0328 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	College of Hair Design Careers 1684 Clay Street NE Salem, OR 97301-1952 Phone: (503) 588-5888 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
Tattoo By Design Pre-Licensing Program 671 Lincoln St. Eugene, OR 97401-2518 Phone: (541) 485-5520 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Northwest College * Hillsboro 1049 SW Baseline Suite E Hillsboro, OR 97123-3835 Phone: (503) 844-7320 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Image Designers College of Cosmetology 13838 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97230-2600 Phone: (503) 288-5111 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor
Aveda Institute Portland 325 NW 13th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 294-6000 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design	Ink for Yourself Tattoo School 825 SE Mt. Hood Highway Gresham, OR 97030-9169 Phone: (503) 492-9998 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	IBS School of Cosmetology-Springfield 138 Main Street Springfield, OR 97477-5372 Phone: (541) 242-1007 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
Northwest College - Aloha 18295 SW TV Hwy Suite A Aloha, OR 97006-1386 Phone: (503) 649-1388 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Northwest College * Clackamas 8307 SE Monterey Ave Clackamas, OR 97086-7702 Phone: (503) 659-2834 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	PermaGrafix Tattoo School 828 Pacific Blvd SE Albany, OR 97321-3201 Phone: (541) 704-2377 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
Area 51 Tattoo 3585 Main Street Springfield, OR 97478-5801 Phone: (541) 747-3110 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	The Parlour Tattoo 1097 Willamette St. Eugene, OR 97401-3113 Phone: (541) 345-6465 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Angel Ink Tattoo School 508 Main Street Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 887-0000 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
Springfield College of Beauty 307 Q Street Springfield, OR 97477-5474 Phone: (541) 746-4473 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Portland Beauty School 8230 NE Siskiyou Street, Suite #102 Portland, OR 97220 Phone: (503) 255-6303 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Future #1 College of Cosmetology 1422 Jefferson St. La Grande, OR 97850-2644 Phone: (541) 963-8700 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
Paul Mitchell the school 234 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205-3724 Phone: (503) 222-7687 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	IBS School of Cosmetology-Ptld. 2215 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97202-1244 Phone: (503) 236-5600 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	Graveyard Tattoos 9235 SE Clackamas Road Clackamas, OR 97015-9657 Phone: (503) 655-0200 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
Raven Ink Tattoo School 5754 SE 82nd Avenue Portland, OR 97266-4816 Phone: (503) 777-4665 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Hair We Are Beauty College 2596 Broadway North Bend, OR 97459-1635 Phone: (541) 756-2910 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General	Phagans' Tigard Beauty School 8820 SW Center Tigard, OR 97223-6432 Phone: (503) 639-6108 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
National Tattoo Academy 2070 Lancaster Dr. NE Salem, OR 97305-1231 Phone: (503) 990-8290 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Oregon School of Tattoo Arts 205 SE Grand Ave., Suite 203 Portland, OR 97214-1114 Phone: (503) 236-4710 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Julien's School of Tattooing 1011 W. 6th Eugene, OR 97402-4607 Phone: (541) 434-8282 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
All American Tattoo Academy 1748 Center Street NE Salem, OR 97301-4356 Phone: (503) 365-8866 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Marinello School of Beauty 2540 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland, OR 97212-3732 Phone: (503) 525-0200 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design	Captain Jack's Tattoo and Piercing School, LLC 4601 SE Hawthorne Portland, OR 97215-3168 Phone: (503) 236-8022 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
NW Institute of Esthetics 81 Centennial Loop Suite 3 Eugene, OR 97401-2471 Phone: (541) 344-7789 Programs of Training: Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Beau Monde Academy of Cosmetology 525 SW 12th Avenue Portland, OR 97205-2304 Phone: (503) 252-1638 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Ink-Spot School of Tattoo Artistry 1106 13th Street Hood River, OR 97031-1610 Phone: (541) 386-7592 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing
Forbidden School of Body Art 7202B NE Glisan St. Portland, OR 97213-7041 Phone: (503) 255-2669 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Phagans' School of Beauty 622 NE Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301-4732 Phone: (503) 363-6800 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Academy of Cosmetology Careers 1325 SE Waverly Drive Albany, OR 97322-4905 Phone: (541) 926-5244 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
MPG Tattoo, Inc. 2320 Market St NE Salem, OR 97301-5110 Phone: (503) 588-2082 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Treasure Valley Academy of Beauty 49 NW 1st Street, Suite 5 Ontario, OR 97914-2468 Phone: (541) 889-9105 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	Phagans' School of Hair Design 1542 NE Weidler Portland, OR 97232-1411 Phone: (503) 239-0838 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
The Dalles Academy of Hair Design 415 East 2nd The Dalles, OR 97058-2497 Phone: (541) 296-4621 Programs of Training: Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other	Skin City Tattoos 11945 SW Pacific Highway Suite 102 Tigard, OR 97223-6476 Phone: (503) 624-1719 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing	Mind Bomb Tattoo PCS 753 SW 185th Avenue Beaverton, OR 97007-2934 Phone: (503) 356-8854 Programs of Training: Permanent Cosmetics/Makeup and Tattooing

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Barbers	76%
Skin Care Specialists	71%
Manicurists And Pedicurists	46%