Skincare Specialists

Median salary

$45,330

Average salary

$51,850

Employment

72,890

Projected growth

6.7% growth

Annual openings

14,500

Typical entry education

Postsecondary nondegree award

What Skincare Specialists Do

Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Self-employed: 26.4%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 3 of 5

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

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

Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.3/5
Sales and Marketingimportance 3.7/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.6/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.6/5
English Languageimportance 3.5/5
Administrativeimportance 3.4/5
Communications and Mediaimportance 3.1/5
Therapy and Counselingimportance 2.8/5

Work Environment

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

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
Contact With Others5.0/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled5.0/5
Frequency of Decision Making4.7/5
Physical Proximity4.7/5
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.6/5

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.

Nurse Practitioners97% skill match
Exercise Physiologists97% skill match
Physical Therapists96% skill match
Nurse Midwives96% skill match
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists96% skill match
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks95% skill match
Occupational Therapy Aides95% skill match
Veterinarians95% 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 3.6/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.0/5
Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
Instructingimportance 2.9/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
Persuasionimportance 2.8/5

Software & Technologies

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

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Spa management software
Web browser software

Work Style

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

Social Orientation
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Empathy
Cooperation
Optimism
Sincerity

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
EnterprisingMedium
ArtisticLow
InvestigativeLow

Specific Interests

A more detailed breakdown of this occupation’s interest profile, per O*NET.

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