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Highest Paying Industries for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

The top 64 highest paying industries for 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 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 hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 64 Highest Paying Industries for 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	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$31,700	$24,430	70
13	Lessors of Real Estate	$31,120	$16,580	n/a
14	Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,250	$19,340	70
15	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$30,200	$20,450	180
16	Federal, State, and Local Government	$30,200	$20,450	180
17	Real Estate	$30,060	$16,600	n/a
18	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,550	$18,890	150
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,450	$19,110	60
20	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$29,260	$18,440	70
21	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$29,150	$19,350	100
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$29,080	$18,520	90
23	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$28,680	$18,120	310
24	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$28,400	$17,950	160
25	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$27,930	$17,820	170
26	Temporary Help Services	$27,560	$17,130	n/a
27	Hospitals - State government owned	$27,060	$17,420	70
28	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$26,080	$17,310	60
29	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$26,080	$17,310	60
30	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$26,030	$17,340	1,200
31	Health Care and Social Assistance	$25,940	$17,660	2,320
32	Other Personal Services	$25,860	$16,410	490
33	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$25,790	$17,830	1,130
34	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$25,760	$17,320	960
35	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$25,640	$17,300	920
36	Grocery Stores	$25,590	$20,280	70
37	Food and Beverage Stores	$25,590	$20,280	70
38	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$25,380	$17,590	1,930
39	General Merchandise Stores	$25,090	$17,340	n/a
40	Department Stores	$25,080	$17,340	n/a
41	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$24,830	$17,270	770
42	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$24,630	$17,270	n/a
43	Offices of Physicians	$24,540	$17,730	90
44	Death Care Services	$24,430	$16,660	210
45	Retail Trade	$23,670	$17,040	21,020
46	Administrative and Support Services	$23,570	$16,960	770
47	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$23,570	$16,960	770
48	Employment Services	$23,550	$16,930	750
49	Educational Services	$23,090	$17,590	460
50	Educational Services - Privately owned	$23,070	$17,580	460
51	Personal and Laundry Services	$23,060	$17,170	314,480
52	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,060	$17,170	314,550
53	Personal Care Services	$23,050	$17,170	313,780
54	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$23,030	$16,810	120
55	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$23,020	$17,590	450
56	Technical and Trade Schools	$23,020	$17,590	450
57	Wholesale Trade	$22,500	$16,400	n/a
58	Accommodation	$21,320	$16,660	1,030
59	Accommodation and Food Services	$21,320	$16,660	1,030
60	Traveler Accommodation	$21,300	$16,660	1,030
61	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$20,600	$16,450	90
62	Health and Personal Care Stores	$20,290	$16,560	6,380
63	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$19,190	$17,170	n/a
64	Casino Hotels	$18,580	$16,040	270