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Beauty Schools in California
This directory of beauty schools in California is to help future hair stylists find programs to achieve their professional and education goals. Use this resource to locate schools in your area, learn more about careers in beauty, California licensing requirements, and the current job market.
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Bakersfield Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of the Bakersfield RegionChico, Redding Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of the Chico and Redding Region
Eureka Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of the Eureka and Crescent City Region
Fresno, Visalia Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of the Fresno, Visalia, Chowchilla, Tulare, Clovis, Hanford Region
Los Angeles Metro Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of the Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Torrance, Temecula, Westminster, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa Region
Monterey-Salinas Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of the Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Seaside, and Watsonville Region
Palm Springs Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of the Palm Springs. Includes Palm Springs, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Indio, and Cathedral City Region
Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of Sacramento. Includes Sacramento, Stockton, Fairfield, Modesto, Citrus Heights Region
San Diego Metro Area - List of beauty schools in the surrounding area of San Diego. Includes San Diego, Poway, El Cajon, San Marcos, Oceanside Region
San Francisco Bay Area - List of beauty schools in the surround area of the Bay Area. Includes San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Concord, Pleasanton
Santa Barbara, Santa Maria - List of beauty schools in Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Maria
Job Outlook for California
The 2007 NACCAS Job Demand Survey results indicate that salons in California plan to hire 45,967 new employees in the next twelve months. The average annual salary for a salon professional in California is $44,134. This amount does not include tips and gratuities. Nationally, the average salon professionals salary is $35,973.
Most importantly, 69 percent of California salon owners who attempted to hire new employees in 2006 said they were unable to find properly-trained applicants. This means that jobs would be immediately available for salon professionals.
As of January 2007, there were 325,021 professionals employed at Californias 48,131 salons. 40 percent of salons in the state are employer-owned, and 29 percent are booth-rental salons. The other 31 percent are a combination of the two.
49 percent of California salons are classified by their owners as full-service salons; 20 percent are listed as haircutting salons. Barbershops make up 13 percent of the total. Nationally, 58 percent of salons are listed as full-service, meaning that California has a higher percentage of specialized establishments.