Shampooers

Median salary

$32,600

Average salary

$31,980

Employment

8,070

Projected growth

5.5% growth

Annual openings

2,700

Typical entry education

No formal educational credential

What Shampooers Do

Shampoo and rinse customers' hair.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: 50.9%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 2 of 5

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Experience: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
Education: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Job training: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.2/5
English Languageimportance 4.1/5
Sales and Marketingimportance 3.2/5
Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.7/5
Chemistryimportance 2.7/5
Education and Trainingimportance 2.7/5
Psychologyimportance 2.6/5
Administration and Managementimportance 2.2/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled5.0/5
Contact With Others4.9/5
Spend Time Standing4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.7/5
Physical Proximity4.6/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.6/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Gambling Dealers96% skill match
Cashiers95% skill match
Crossing Guards and Flaggers95% skill match
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service95% skill match
Psychiatric Aides95% skill match
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers95% skill match
Nursing Assistants94% skill match
Office Clerks, General94% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.8/5
Coordinationimportance 2.8/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.5/5
Time Managementimportance 2.5/5
Persuasionimportance 2.4/5
Negotiationimportance 2.3/5
Instructingimportance 2.1/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Facebook

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Cooperation
Empathy
Social Orientation
Dependability
Optimism
Sincerity
Attention to Detail

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticHigh
SocialMedium
ConventionalMedium
EnterprisingLow
ArtisticLow
InvestigativeLow

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