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Skincare Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$45,330

United States, 2025

Employment

72,890

United States, 2025

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Job Zone 3

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

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

O*NET code
39-5094.00
Job zone
3
Experience required
Up to and including 1 month

Typical tasks

  • Remove body and facial hair by applying wax.
  • Tint eyelashes and eyebrows.
  • Select and apply cosmetic products, such as creams, lotions, and tonics.
  • Sterilize equipment and clean work areas.
  • Cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions.
  • Demonstrate how to clean and care for skin properly and recommend skin-care regimens.
  • Determine which products or colors will improve clients' skin quality and appearance.
  • Keep records of client needs and preferences and the services provided.

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Salary analysis — United States

$29,580
10th
$36,040
25th
$45,330
Median
$59,700
75th
$82,050
90th

10th percentile

$29,580

25th percentile

$36,040

75th percentile

$59,700

90th percentile

$82,050

Most important skills

  • Speaking3.8
  • Service Orientation3.6
  • Active Listening3.5
  • Monitoring3.3
  • Social Perceptiveness3.1
  • Reading Comprehension3.1
  • Critical Thinking3.1
  • Active Learning3.0
  • Complex Problem Solving3.0
  • Time Management3.0
  • Coordination3.0
  • Judgment and Decision Making2.9

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 11 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

11

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Service Orientation3.63.5Not selected3.5
Speaking3.83.1Not selected3.1
Active Listening3.53.3Not selected3.3
Monitoring3.33.1Not selected3.1
Reading Comprehension3.13.1Not selected3.1
Social Perceptiveness3.13.0Not selected3.0
Critical Thinking3.13.0Not selected3.0
Active Learning3.03.1Not selected3.1
Time Management3.02.8Not selected2.8
Coordination3.02.8Not selected2.8
Complex Problem Solving3.02.6Not selected2.6

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Spokane, WA$91,0001602025
Olympia, WA$81,490902025
Seattle, WA$80,5101,3302025
WA$79,3202,2002025
DC$77,4802002025
Kennewick, WA$76,520802025
Bremerton, WA$75,970402025
Bellingham, WA$64,830802025
Portland, ME$64,3701402025
Naples, FL$63,6302002025
WY$62,4001002025
Lincoln, NE$61,5601202025
Waco, TX$60,460302025
Baltimore, MD$58,9306302025
Bozeman, MT$58,750802025
Bismarck, ND$58,520402025
MT$58,5002802025
Omaha, NE$58,4303902025
NE$58,4205502025
ND$58,1601902025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.