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Highest Paying Industries for Barbers, Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists

The top 67 highest paying industries for barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $67,070, theater companies and dinner theaters is the highest paying industry for barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists. It is followed by performing arts companies industry (average annual salary $61,640). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of barbers, hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 67 Highest Paying Industries for Barbers, Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$67,070	$23,710	90
2	Performing Arts Companies	$61,640	$20,240	110
3	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$52,310	$19,550	n/a
4	Outpatient Care Centers	$40,180	$31,230	n/a
5	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,920	$17,240	50
6	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$37,390	$17,210	110
7	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$35,880	$16,880	n/a
8	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$33,400	$16,910	60
9	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$33,280	$17,080	n/a
10	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$32,470	$18,020	210
11	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$32,380	$17,020	60
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,220	$21,570	280
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,220	$21,570	280
14	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,070	$23,420	140
15	Lessors of Real Estate	$31,120	$16,580	n/a
16	State government, including schools and hospitals	$30,960	$20,070	260
17	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$30,740	$18,830	460
18	Civic and Social Organizations	$30,710	$19,030	70
19	Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,650	$19,450	70
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,330	$19,630	120
21	Real Estate	$30,060	$16,600	n/a
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,850	$19,230	60
23	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$29,500	$18,330	200
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$29,390	$18,580	90
25	Hospitals - State government owned	$29,300	$18,100	100
26	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$29,160	$18,070	90
27	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$28,960	$17,960	90
28	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$28,960	$17,960	90
29	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,940	$17,950	180
30	Temporary Help Services	$27,560	$17,130	n/a
31	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,040	$17,670	2,370
32	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$26,010	$17,340	1,200
33	Other Personal Services	$25,860	$16,410	490
34	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$25,760	$17,810	1,140
35	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$25,740	$17,310	970
36	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$25,720	$17,300	920
37	Grocery Stores	$25,590	$20,280	70
38	Food and Beverage Stores	$25,590	$20,280	70
39	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$25,400	$17,580	1,940
40	General Merchandise Stores	$25,090	$17,340	n/a
41	Department Stores	$25,080	$17,340	n/a
42	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$24,890	$17,280	780
43	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$24,620	$17,260	n/a
44	Offices of Physicians	$24,540	$17,730	90
45	Death Care Services	$24,200	$16,670	210
46	Employment Services	$23,690	$16,980	900
47	Administrative and Support Services	$23,680	$17,010	920
48	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$23,680	$17,010	920
49	Retail Trade	$23,630	$17,030	21,170
50	Personal and Laundry Services	$23,140	$17,180	327,800
51	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,140	$17,180	327,890
52	Personal Care Services	$23,130	$17,180	327,100
53	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$23,030	$16,810	120
54	Educational Services	$22,870	$16,830	710
55	Educational Services - Privately owned	$22,810	$16,810	690
56	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$22,650	$16,790	670
57	Technical and Trade Schools	$22,650	$16,790	670
58	Wholesale Trade	$22,500	$16,400	n/a
59	Accommodation and Food Services	$22,480	$16,740	1,140
60	Accommodation	$21,260	$16,650	1,040
61	Traveler Accommodation	$21,230	$16,650	1,040
62	Clothing Stores	$21,120	$16,680	n/a
63	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$21,120	$16,680	n/a
64	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$20,600	$16,450	90
65	Health and Personal Care Stores	$20,290	$16,560	6,380
66	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$19,190	$17,170	n/a
67	Casino Hotels	$18,550	$16,040	280