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Barbering and Cosmetology are two professional fields that fall under
the umbrella of Beauty. There are several subdivisions of Beautythat include
the care of hair, skin and nails. Some of the different kinds of Beauty
Specialists are Barbers, Cosmetologists, Etheticians, Manicurists, Nail Technologists,
Electrologists and Skin Care Specialists. Each state has a Cosmetology Board
that oversees license requirements. In some states such as Florida and Illinois
beauty licensing is enforced by the State Department of Professional Regulation. The
typical state requirement is several hundred hours of beauty school followed by an
exam that, if successful, leads to licensure and a career as a beautician or barber;
even Salon owner!
The "beauty" profession historically involved independent contracting with independent
barbershop or salon owners. For example, a licensed Cosmetologist would rent a space (or a booth)
from a salon and get a percentage of his or her sales. Now many salons have moved to
hourly wage employees instead of independent contractors making it more profitable for
the Salon and less for the cosmetology worker.
One thing that is certain during even tough economic times: People's hair will continue to grow, nails
will need to be polished via both manicures and pedicures and the need for professionally trained
beauticians and hair stylists and spa/salon employees will continue to grow with as well.
There are many opportunites for those interested in the fields related to cosmetology from working in a
high end salon, to cutting hair as an on-call personal stylist and more. Many career colleges offer the
State Required Curriculum needed to pass board exams. But we reccomend that you carefully investigate
each school and thier costs and requirements as they can and do vary greatly. Often these types of career
and vocational schools will offer jon placement assistance which could be very important in a difficult economy.
We look forward to helping you find your beauty school for hair, make-up, nails, facials and everything cosemtics related.
