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Career Information for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Kankakee, Springfield, and Decatur
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rockford, Champaign, and Peoria
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Springfield, and Peoria

Salaries for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Springfield, Champaign, and Kankakee. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Cosmetology Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Vatterott College
Quincy

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Cosmetology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Empire Beauty Schools
Arlington Heights, Hanover Park, Lisle

Offers cosmetology career training. Located at 37 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail Technician, Teacher Of Cosmetology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Hairdressers and Cosmetologists in Illinois

Minnesota School of Business
Online

Minnesota School of Business offers certificates and diplomas to people that want to start careers. They have campuses located in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

  • Programs: Cosmetology Business
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

More Illinois Cosmetology Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburgAssociate2,693
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicagoAssociate11,354
Highland Community College FreeportFreeportAssociate2,049
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central CollegeOlneyAssociate1,610
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietAssociate13,149
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaAssociate5,041
Lake Land CollegeMattoonAssociate7,177
Lincoln CollegeLincolnBachelor1,266
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Hairdressers and Cosmetologists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Kankakee150$29,2601.7
Springfield360$32,8601.4
Decatur150$24,1701.3
Bloomington210$24,3701.2
Chicago11,160$26,9201
Peoria330$24,6200.7
Champaign170$31,8900.7
Rockford190$26,7600.5
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