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Career Information for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Virginia

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Fast Facts for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlottesville, Blacksburg, and Harrisonburg
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danville, Lynchburg, and Winchester
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Roanoke

Salaries for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Richmond, Danville, and Charlottesville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists in Virginia are listed below.

Selected Cosmetology Schools in Virginia

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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Empire Beauty Schools
Midlothian, Richmond

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.)

Steiner Institute of Esthetics at VASOM
Charlottesville

The Steiner Institute of Esthetics at VASCOM offers certificate programs in esthetics and career placement services through the Steiner Education Group.

  • Programs: Skin Care Training
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Virginia School of Massage
Charlottesville

Virginia School of Massage (VSM) offers extremely flexible training in massage therapy and nail care, with excellent job placement and continuing education options.

  • Programs: Skin Care Training
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Hairdressers and Cosmetologists in Virginia

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 Virginia Cosmetology Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Heritage InstituteManassasAssociate255

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Hairdressers And Cosmetologists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. 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

VIRGINIA

   
Charlottesville470$28,4802
Blacksburg250$26,1201.7
Harrisonburg170 1.3
Virginia Beach2,490$26,3101.2
Roanoke480$17,6301.1
Richmond1,890$32,8001.1
Winchester110$27,9700.9
Lynchburg220$27,4400.9
Danville30$28,8000.4
Employment For:
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