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There has been notable growth in the beauty industry from 1999 to 2002:

U.S. News Article on Beauty Profession

Total number of salon professionals is up 24% and total number of salons is up 5.6%

Total number of chairs or workstations is up 9%

Number of employees leaving their positions is down 12% and total number of new hires is up 37% since 1999

The typical salon:

• Small full service salon with 5 stations, 3 full time professionals and 2 part time professionals
• Salon owners report an average of 155 guests per week
• The average salon professional can make $30,000 - $50,000 a year, or more!

In January 2002:

• There were 1,604,502 professionals employed in the nation's 312,959 beauty salons, barber shops, skin care salons, and nail salons
• 56% of these salon owners reported open positions

The vast selection of specialties available in both Cosmetology and Esthetics, career options are unlimited and include:

Cosmetologist Esthetician Nail care artist Hair color specialist Make-up artist Perm specialist Artistic director

Fashion show stylist Beauty care marketing Trade show director Image consultant Photo and movie stylist Beauty product designer Platform artist/Educator

Beauty business consultant Cosmetic and fragrance designer School educator Salon owner Salon coordinator Salon franchisee Salon manager

As a benefit of graduating from Federico Beauty Institute, we will help you navigate your career options with our job placement service.