July Queen for the Day Winner

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Industry News

A Career in Beauty Will Always Be in Business: Teens and College-Aged Students Should Look at Other Career Opportunities
PR-inside.com by Carrie Parsons
4/30/2008

It's not too early to start thinking about what to do after high school graduation. Some of the 30 fastest-growing jobs for 2008 are in service positions. According to the United States Department of Labor, employment of hairdressers, hairstylists, cosmetologists, skin care specialists, and shampooers is projected to grow 10 to 20 percent through the year 2010. [full story]

Take Control: Where Are the Hot Jobs? Find Out Which Job Sectors Continue Growing in This Slowing Economy
ABC News: Good Morning America by Tory Johnson
3/10/2008

Even on the heels of the dismal job numbers, I've spent the last three weeks on the road putting on career fairs across the country and I've seen firsthand as dozens of employers in all fields -- from aerospace to retail -- are hiring...COSMETOLOGY: INDUSTRY WANTS MORE PROFESSIONALS. Beauty is big business. Specialty salons are opening everywhere -- from malls to Main Street. There are 1.7 million professional salon employees, which outnumber the 1.1 million lawyers in America. And the industry says it now needs more new professionals than it can supply. [full story]

30 Top Jobs of 2008
MSN Careers/CareerBuilder.com, By Rachel Zupek
1/2/2008 

A new year means new beginnings: new resolutions, ideas and friends; new habits, relationships and goals; new salaries, titles and responsibilities. And perhaps most importantly, new jobs. Lots of ‘em. And not just for 2008, either - until 2016. [full article]

NACCAS 2007 Cosmetology Job Demand Survey
12/7/2007

"Salon owners reported 484,660 job openings were filled during 2006. This represents an average of 1.3 openings per salon. Nearly 40 percent of all new positions were filled by inexperienced workers...Even with significant levels of hiring, nearly three-quarters of the salons that tried to fill positions were not able to find qualified applicants. The supply of skilled professionals in the industry continues to fall short of the demand...The cosmetology industry employs individuals in every town and city in the country. No community exists without barbershops and hair salons. They range from single chair operations to large salons with dozens of workstations." [NACCAS 2007 Job Demand Survey]