Social Services
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.
Median salary
$34,660
Typical range
$28k – $48k
Job outlook
+7% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Manicurists and Pedicurists
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Manicurists and Pedicurists
Entry / Junior
$27,910
~2 yrs to advance
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Established
$34,660
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Manicurists and Pedicurists
Senior
$41,325
Key skills
A typical day
- •Clean and sanitize tools and work environment.
- •Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush.
- •Maintain supply inventories and records of client services.
- •Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, or emery boards.
- •Prepare nail cuticles with water and oil, using cuticle knives to push back cuticles and scissors or nippers to trim cuticles.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Social Services
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
- Columbia University4% admit · $103,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
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