Job Demand Survey 2007 – Results for Texas

Job Demand Survey 2007 – Results for Texas

Since 1990, NACCAS has commissioned several Job Demand Surveys, to provide quantitative data on cosmetology careers, earnings potential, and job openings. The most recent survey, completed in May 2007, compiles data from 6,203 salons responding to a national survey.

The 2007 Job Demand Survey results indicate that salons in Texas plan to hire 26,574 new employees in the next twelve months. The average annual salary for a salon professional in Texas is $37,168. This amount does not include tips and gratuities. Nationally, the average salon professional’s salary is $35,973.

Most importantly, 69 percent of Texas 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 154,393 professionals employed at Texas’s 28,551 salons. 52 percent of salons in the state are employer-owned, and 25 percent are booth-rental salons. The other 23 percent are a combination of the two.

50 percent of Texas salons are classified by their owners as full-service salons; 22 percent are listed as haircutting salons. Barbershops make up 11 percent of the total. Nationally, 58 percent of salons are listed as full-service, meaning that Texas has a higher percentage of specialized establishments.

http://www.naccas.org/The%202007%20Job%20Demand%20Survey%20State%20By%20State%20Results/Texas.pdf