Also called: Beauty school instructor, Barbering instructor
Teaches hair, nails, skin care, and barbering at beauty schools.
Instructors demonstrate cutting and coloring techniques on mannequins, supervise students working on real clients in student salons, and prepare them for state licensing exams.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 4 years after high school. Cosmetology license, several years of experience, and an instructor license.
Ways in: Trade school, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Cosmetology (trade school).
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. AI apps preview hairstyles, but demonstrating cuts and color and supervising students on clients stay hands-on.
Classes: Cosmetology CTE, Art, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1194.
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