Manicurist and Pedicurist
Impact: Personal Well-being
Manicurists and pedicurists clean, shape, and beautify customers' fingernails and toenails. They may also provide hand and foot massages, apply artificial nails, and offer other nail treatments.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Solo-focused with team support
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $33,000
- Entry-level
- $25,000
- Senior
- $45,000
- Growth by 2033
- 10%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- Low
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Nail Art Techniques
- Sanitation and Sterilization
- Manicure Techniques
- Pedicure Techniques
- Product Knowledge
Soft skills
- Customer Service
- Active Listening
- Communication
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Salon owner, instructor, product representative
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 4/10
- Prestige
- 3.5/10
- Social perception
- Moderate