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7% -- projected employment growth rate for US barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists (2025)
Overall employment of barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in the US is projected to grow 7 percent over the decade.
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2025
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30
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45
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Lighthouse Search Index
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https://www.milady.com/career-of-possibilities/beauty-professional ↗
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What Does it Mean to be a Beauty Professional? - Milady
What Does it Mean to be a Beauty Professional?
The claims swirling around—like beauty school is a “backup” or “second option”—are incorrect. We’re doing a huge disservice to ourselves and to the people coming up behind us if we allow these myths to persist.
Milady | December 20, 2025 | 10 min read
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