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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With an Aesthetician & Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to cleanse, depilate, massage, and beautify the human body and to function as licensed estheticians and skin care specialists. Includes instruction in skin anatomy, physiology, and health; principles of nutrition; decontamination and infection control; health and safety; facial and body massage; body wrapping and spa treatments; temporary hair removal including waxing and tweezing; color and skin analysis; client consultation and care; applicable laws and regulations; business practices; and sometimes related alternative healing regimens.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $36,281
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 21.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,367/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,585/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $13,660/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $10,204/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $8,459/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,682/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $36,281

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Oklahoma ($64,990) in the Tulsa, OK metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($35,580).

Montgomery, AL $35,580
$35,580
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($43,820).

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $43,820
$43,820
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($40,640).

Tucson, AZ $40,640
$40,640
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($48,110).

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,110
Modesto, CA $38,890
Napa, CA $37,850
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $43,860
Redding, CA $31,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $34,380
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $33,260
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $33,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $38,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $39,540
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $48,110
Santa Rosa, CA $42,280
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,960
$37,662
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($48,230).

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $45,370
Fort Collins, CO $26,380
Grand Junction, CO $48,230
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,490
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,810
$37,056
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($94,070).

Danbury, CT $57,900
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $37,380
New Haven, CT $57,840
Waterbury, CT $94,070
$61,798
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($39,880).

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,280
Jacksonville, FL $39,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,370
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,270
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $34,460
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $31,070
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $35,150
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $25,110
Port St. Lucie, FL $31,750
Tallahassee, FL $38,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $29,340
$33,767
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($39,730).

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,930
Savannah, GA $39,730
$33,330
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($24,150).

Iowa City, IA $24,150
$24,150
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Salary Values for Illinois

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest salary value in Illinois ($29,770).

Peoria, IL $29,770
$29,770
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($28,830).

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $28,830
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $18,060
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,700
$23,197
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($30,890).

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,890
$30,890
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($41,870).

Lafayette, LA $41,870
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $39,740
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $27,400
$36,337
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($48,640).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $45,850
Springfield, MA-CT $46,200
Worcester, MA-CT $48,640
$46,897
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($36,990).

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,010
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $36,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,170
$35,057
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($32,110).

Kansas City, MO-KS $32,110
St. Louis, MO-IL $30,910
$31,510
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($62,860).

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,800
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $42,690
Greensboro-High Point, NC $37,790
Raleigh, NC $62,860
Wilmington, NC $46,140
$45,456
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($29,860).

Ocean City, NJ $29,860
Trenton, NJ $29,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $25,680
$28,323
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Reno, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($24,930).

Reno, NV $24,930
$24,930
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($37,700).

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $32,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,700
Rochester, NY $35,170
Syracuse, NY $37,130
$35,533
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($38,410).

Canton-Massillon, OH $38,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $31,160
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $33,500
Columbus, OH $29,410
Dayton, OH $37,040
Toledo, OH $34,140
$33,943
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($64,990).

Tulsa, OK $64,990
$64,990
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Medford, OR metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($45,540).

Eugene, OR $31,640
Medford, OR $45,540
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $30,940
$36,040
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($38,000).

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $38,000
Lancaster, PA $31,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,930
Pittsburgh, PA $35,800
Reading, PA $22,830
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $30,580
$32,442
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($19,350).

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,350
$19,350
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($37,890).

Columbia, SC $37,890
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $30,420
$34,155
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($26,180).

Sioux Falls, SD $26,180
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,540
$25,523
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($34,870).

Johnson City, TN $30,970
Knoxville, TN $18,840
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $32,070
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $34,870
$29,188
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($39,320).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $26,730
El Paso, TX $35,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $28,990
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,550
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $33,040
$33,447
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

St. George, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($58,650).

Provo-Orem, UT $22,270
St. George, UT $58,650
Salt Lake City, UT $34,870
$38,597
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($38,500).

Roanoke, VA $38,500
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $33,330
$35,915
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($32,240).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,730
$31,485
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($70,560).

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $35,790
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $39,650
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,560
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $20,850
$41,713
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($30,640).

Cheyenne, WY $25,250
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$26,867

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $36,281

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Oklahoma ($64,990) in the Tulsa, OK metro area.

Alaska N/A
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Associate's)

Montgomery, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($35,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Montgomery, AL $35,580
$35,580
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($43,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $43,820
$43,820
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($40,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $40,640
$40,640
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Associate's)

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($48,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,110
Modesto, CA $38,890
Napa, CA $37,850
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $43,860
Redding, CA $31,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $34,380
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $33,260
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $33,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $38,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $39,540
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $48,110
Santa Rosa, CA $42,280
Stockton-Lodi, CA $31,960
$37,662
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Grand Junction, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($48,230) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $45,370
Fort Collins, CO $26,380
Grand Junction, CO $48,230
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $39,490
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $25,810
$37,056
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

Waterbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($94,070) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $57,900
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $37,380
New Haven, CT $57,840
Waterbury, CT $94,070
$61,798
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($39,880) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $32,280
Jacksonville, FL $39,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $35,370
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL $38,270
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $34,460
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $31,070
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $35,150
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $25,110
Port St. Lucie, FL $31,750
Tallahassee, FL $38,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $29,340
$33,767
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Savannah, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($39,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $26,930
Savannah, GA $39,730
$33,330
Hawaii N/A
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Iowa City, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($24,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Iowa City, IA $24,150
$24,150
Idaho N/A
Illinois

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Illinois (Associate's)

Peoria, IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Illinois ($29,770) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Peoria, IL $29,770
$29,770
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($28,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $28,830
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $18,060
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $22,700
$23,197
Kansas N/A
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($30,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,890
$30,890
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Associate's)

Lafayette, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($41,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lafayette, LA $41,870
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $39,740
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $27,400
$36,337
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Worcester, MA-CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($48,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $45,850
Springfield, MA-CT $46,200
Worcester, MA-CT $48,640
$46,897
Maryland N/A
Maine N/A
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($36,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,010
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $36,990
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $32,170
$35,057
Minnesota N/A
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

Kansas City, MO-KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($32,110) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Kansas City, MO-KS $32,110
St. Louis, MO-IL $30,910
$31,510
Mississippi N/A
Montana N/A
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

Raleigh, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($62,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,800
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $42,690
Greensboro-High Point, NC $37,790
Raleigh, NC $62,860
Wilmington, NC $46,140
$45,456
North Dakota N/A
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire N/A
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Ocean City, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($29,860) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $29,860
Trenton, NJ $29,430
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $25,680
$28,323
New Mexico N/A
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Reno, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($24,930) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Reno, NV $24,930
$24,930
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Associate's)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($37,700) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $32,130
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $37,700
Rochester, NY $35,170
Syracuse, NY $37,130
$35,533
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Canton-Massillon, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($38,410) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $38,410
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $31,160
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $33,500
Columbus, OH $29,410
Dayton, OH $37,040
Toledo, OH $34,140
$33,943
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Tulsa, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($64,990) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Tulsa, OK $64,990
$64,990
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Medford, OR metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($45,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eugene, OR $31,640
Medford, OR $45,540
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $30,940
$36,040
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($38,000) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $38,000
Lancaster, PA $31,510
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $35,930
Pittsburgh, PA $35,800
Reading, PA $22,830
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $30,580
$32,442
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($19,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $19,350
$19,350
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($37,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $37,890
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $30,420
$34,155
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($26,180) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $26,180
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $25,850
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $24,540
$25,523
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($34,870) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Johnson City, TN $30,970
Knoxville, TN $18,840
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $32,070
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $34,870
$29,188
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($39,320) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $26,730
El Paso, TX $35,050
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $28,990
Killeen-Temple, TX $37,550
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,320
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $33,040
$33,447
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

St. George, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($58,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Provo-Orem, UT $22,270
St. George, UT $58,650
Salt Lake City, UT $34,870
$38,597
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Associate's)

Roanoke, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($38,500) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Roanoke, VA $38,500
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $33,330
$35,915
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($32,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $32,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $30,730
$31,485
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($70,560) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $35,790
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $39,650
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $70,560
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $20,850
$41,713
West Virginia N/A
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($30,640) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $25,250
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $30,640
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $24,710
$26,867

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $36,281. 

  Skincare Specialists

Provide skincare treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance. Includes electrologists and laser hair removal specialists.

Salary Ratio: 1.6    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Aesthetician
  • Beauty Therapist
  • Clinical Esthetician
  • Electrolysis Needle Operator
  • Electrolysis Operator
  • Electrolysist
  • Esthetic Dermatologist
  • Esthetician
  • Facial Operator
  • Facialist
  • Image Consultant
  • Licensed Esthetician
  • Medical Esthetician
  • Skin Care Specialist
  • Skin Care Technician
  • Skin Care Therapist
  • Spa Technician
  • Spa Therapist
  • US Salary Median: $37,021
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 21.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,585 per year (or $8,367 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $9,170 to earn an associate's (or $16,734 if you're out-of-state).

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