While Brittany cannot guarantee job placement
we make every effort to place our graduates in industry related
fields. Whether you recently graduated or you are changing jobs,
Brittany Beauty School will assist you in your search for a better
future!
Here is some information from the National
Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences 2003 Job
Demand Survey:
Key Survey Findings: In January 2002, there were 1,604,502 professionals employed in the nation’s 312,959 beauty salons, barbershops, skincare salons and nail salons. In January 2003, there were 100,141 professionals employed in New York’s 20,224 beauty salons, day spas, skincare salons, nail salons and barbershops for our current population of 18,976,457 New York residents. The typical salon in our state is a small full service salon with 5 or 6 workstations. New York salon owners report an average of 156 clients per week. The salon industry in New York is a job-seekers market today, with over 56% of the salon owners reporting at least one or two job openings available immediately. Even though 572,000 salon career positions were filled nationally in 2002, a majority of salon owners across America reported that they still had job openings.
59% of New York salon owners classify their businesses as a `full-service salon’, 18% as a haircutting salon, 5% as a barbershop, and 4% as a nail salon. Nationally, 59.4% of salons are classified as `full service’, while 17.9% are haircutting only salons, 4.5% are barbershops, 4.3% are nail salons and 4% are day spas. 59% of New York salon professionals work full-time, 28% are part-time (20 to 35 hours) and 8% are low-time with less than 20 hours worked per week. Nationally, 57% of salon employees now work full-time, 33% are part time and 10% are low-time or less than 20 hours per week. The average income for a salon professional in New York and in America today is $30,000 to $50,000 per year. By this latest 2003 research, the corresponding 2002 yearly full-time salaries were $53,150 for salon owners and $36,100 for all other salon professionals across the USA. The exciting news is that salon earning power keeps improving!
Zero Unemployment: Today, the growing salon industry offers a dramatically unique `zero unemployment’ factor – needing many more new salon professionals than we can supply. There has been notable national growth in the salon industry since 1999 as well as here in new York. The total number of salon professionals increased nationally by 24%, while the total number of salons also increased 5.6% since 1999. The number of salon professionals leaving their positions stabilized and this shrinkage has decreased by 12% since 1999. New hires are now up by 37%. The salon industry remains a job seekers market!
