Miscellaneous personal appearance workers

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Total Workforce

282k

Average Age

Average Salary

$22,839

Average Male Salary

$25,849

Average Female Salary

$22,335

About

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers are most often employed by the Nail salons & other personal care services industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers was $22,839 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous personal appearance workers by wage are Stock clerks & order fillers, Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders, and Automotive & watercraft service attendants-.

Miscellaneous personal appearance workers are part of the Personal Care & Service Occupations, along with Supervisors of personal care and service workers, Animal trainers, Nonfarm animal caretakers, Gaming services workers, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, and 15 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Miscellaneous personal appearance workers are Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone PUMA, NY, Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA, and Westminster, Stanton & Garden Grove (West) Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers are Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA, Westminster, Stanton & Garden Grove (West) Cities PUMA, CA, and Flushing, Murray Hill & Whitestone PUMA, NY.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous personal appearance workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Nail salons & other personal care services is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous personal appearance workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries. Miscellaneous personal appearance workers are paid most in Miami Beach City & Miami Shores Village PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Garden Grove City (East) PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$22,839

AVERAGE SALARY

± $928

In 2017, Miscellaneous personal appearance workers earned an average of $22,839, $31,050 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders make somewhat more than Miscellaneous personal appearance workers while Stock clerks & order fillers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous personal appearance workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.347

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Miscellaneous personal appearance workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.347, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous personal appearance workers, by number of employees, are Nail salons & other personal care services, Beauty salons, and Amusement & Recreation.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers, by average wage, are Motion pictures & video industries, Other personal services, and Traveler accommodation.

Industries by Share

282k

2017 Workforce

± 13,035

-0.78%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.57%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous personal appearance workers has been declining at a rate of -0.78%, from 284,645 people in 2016 to 282,424 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers employed by various industries. Nail salons & other personal care services employs the largest share of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers at 62.4%, followed by Beauty salons with 20.4% and Amusement & Recreation with 7.77%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous personal appearance workers in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous personal appearance workers in the workforce is 41.3 and of female Miscellaneous personal appearance workers is 39.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers is Asian (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

40.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,941

242k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 12,066

85.7% of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

59.9% of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers are Asian (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 22.9% of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers, White (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers.

Age by Gender

41.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.33

39.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.601

The median age of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers is 40, and Male employees are generally 1.56 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers is Business but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous personal appearance workers hold a major in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous personal appearance workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous personal appearance workers need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous personal appearance workers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Operations Analysis, and Management of Material Resources.