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Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Also filed here: Hairdresser, Hairstylist, Barber, Salon, Beautician, Makeup artist
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 7.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #550 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +7.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $35,790 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 595,000 in the US, with about 73,400 openings a year
The work, 18 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Groom or style hair19%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Apply hygienic or cosmetic agents to skin or hair16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule appointments5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sell products or services5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Promote products, services, or programs5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 715 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products5%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI does this: Advise patients or clients on medical issues4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 746 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Create artistic designs or performances4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 86 conversations, and it got them there 43% of the time.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Arrange displays or decorations3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,323 conversations, and it got them there 65% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Administer therapeutic treatments3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer basic health care or medical treatments2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 108 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 73,400 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
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Where your skills travel.
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.07, higher than 19% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 39-5012 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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