Manicurist Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

Manicurists hold about 78,000 positions nationally. As an occupation, this career is ranked very low for unemployment rate. About 3% of employees could not obtain a job in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs in this career are most numerous in Punta Gorda (Florida), Naples (Florida), and Camden (New Jersey), and least common in Dallas (Texas), Portland (Oregon), and Fort Worth (Texas).

Salaries vary the US, with the highest being found in Durham (North Carolina), Wichita (Kansas), and Bethesda (Maryland). The lowest salaries for this job are in Denver (Colorado), Kansas City (Missouri), and Warren (Michigan).

Training and Education

Getting a postsecondary vocational award will improve one'schance of landing a job in this field. Manicurists with at least a bachelor's degree are 10% of the total. Approximately 31% of workers started college, but did not pursue a bachelor's degree. High school was sufficient education for 60% of people in this field. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Approximately, 26% of manicurists work part-time. In this field, about 38% work for themselves.

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Manicurists Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of manicurists compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for manicurists.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Mobile	$22,000	40

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$20,000	720
Tucson		120
Kingman	$19,000	40

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Santa Ana	$20,000	1,820
San Diego	$19,000	1,530
San Francisco	$22,000	960
Riverside	$19,000	590
Fresno	$22,000	80
Oxnard	$20,000	50

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Denver	$19,000	500

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Bridgeport	$24,000	450
Hartford	$21,000	160
New Haven	$21,000	140
Norwich	$22,000	70

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$27,000	80

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$22,000	950

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tampa	$19,000	720
Miami	$23,000	590
West Palm Beach	$20,000	440
Orlando	$24,000	380
Fort Lauderdale	$22,000	340
Naples	$24,000	180
Sarasota	$27,000	160
Punta Gorda	$23,000	90

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$20,000	270

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Springfield	$30,000	50

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Indianapolis	$22,000	120
Gary	$22,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$31,000	40

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Lexington	$24,000	40

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$28,000	920
Bethesda	$28,000	430

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$26,000	990
Springfield	$22,000	110
Lawrence	$27,000	40
Haverhill	$25,000	40

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Warren	$20,000	390
Detroit	$22,000	220
Ann Arbor	$23,000	50

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Kansas City	$20,000	160

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$21,000	410

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Edison	$29,000	1,360
Newark	$23,000	830
Camden	$24,000	770

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
New York	$21,000	4,540
Nassau	$21,000	920
Buffalo	$19,000	150
Rochester	$21,000	80

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$25,000	110
Raleigh	$25,000	80
Durham	$32,000	60

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cleveland	$24,000	540
Cincinnati	$25,000	530
Columbus	$20,000	340
Akron	$25,000	80

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$33,000	60

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Philadelphia	$19,000	1,320
Pittsburgh	$21,000	300
Lancaster	$20,000	170
Harrisburg	$20,000	60

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$22,000	280

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charleston	$21,000	260

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
San Antonio	$17,000	750
Houston	$21,000	640
Dallas	$21,000	220
Fort Worth	$24,000	30

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Richmond	$21,000	360

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Milwaukee	$23,000	270

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