How much do hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists make in Fairbanks-College, AK?

What the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median says in Fairbanks-College, AK

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median in Fairbanks-College, AK at $36,610 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 39-5012 and BLS area 21820.

BLS lists 50 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $44,580 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Fairbanks-College, AK's Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is 2.3% above the U.S. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $35,790 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 39-5012 with area 21820

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-5012 and area 21820. SOC 39-5012 names Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Area 21820 names Fairbanks-College, AK. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 39-5012/21820 row has 50 wage and salary jobs. There are 1.38 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.7. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 39-5012/21820, the annual median is $36,610 per year, while the matching mean is $44,580 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 39-5012/21820 10th percentile: $30,900 per year.
• 39-5012/21820 25th percentile: $31,950 per year.
• 39-5012/21820 median: $36,610 per year.
• 39-5012/21820 75th percentile: $54,970 per year.
• 39-5012/21820 90th percentile: $56,150 per year.
• 39-5012/21820 employment RSE: 24.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 9.9%.
• 39-5012/21820 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 21820 facts behind this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists page

Area 21820 reports 36,430 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $73,460. Its annual median is $61,810. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 39-5012 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Fairbanks-College, AK runs from $35,300 at the 10th percentile to $122,050 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $44,200. The median is $61,810. The 75th percentile is $92,390. This is a place check, not a pay range for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 21820. They do not show related skills or a path into Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 21820. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,040. Yearly median: $37,550. Jobs per 1,000: 28.51. Location quotient: 1.14.
• 2. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 21820. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 840. Yearly median: $40,850. Jobs per 1,000: 23.19. Location quotient: 1.27.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 21820. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 800. Yearly median: $30,170. Jobs per 1,000: 22.08. Location quotient: 0.89.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 21820. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 670. Yearly median: $37,340. Jobs per 1,000: 18.29. Location quotient: 0.92.
• 5. General and Operations Managers. Area: 21820. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 630. Yearly median: $114,990. Jobs per 1,000: 17.42. Location quotient: 0.77.
• 6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Area: 21820. SOC: 43-6014. Jobs: 630. Yearly median: $47,860. Jobs per 1,000: 17.35. Location quotient: 1.58.

Read the Fairbanks-College, AK wage ladder for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

The 10th percentile is $30,900 per year. The 25th percentile is $31,950 per year. The median is $36,610 per year. The 75th percentile is $54,970 per year. The 90th percentile is $56,150 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $31,950 per year to $54,970 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $25,250. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Fairbanks-College, AK with its state and the U.S.

Fairbanks-College, AK has a annual median of $36,610 per year. Alaska has $32,150 per year. The U.S. row has $35,790 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Fairbanks-College, AK is 13.9% above Alaska on the same published median. Fairbanks-College, AK is 2.3% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Fairbanks-College, AK sits for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Fairbanks-College, AK ranks 89 of 349 among metro areas with a published annual median for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 89 of 349 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 86. Springfield, MA. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,690 per year. BLS estimates 410 jobs. The location quotient is 1.04.
• 87. Colorado Springs, CO. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,680 per year. BLS estimates 870 jobs. The location quotient is 1.4.
• 88. Coeur d'Alene, ID. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,620 per year. BLS estimates 240 jobs. The location quotient is 1.68.
• 90. Longview-Kelso, WA. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,590 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 0.45.
• 91. Visalia, CA. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,570 per year. BLS estimates 120 jobs. The location quotient is 0.36.
• 92. State College, PA. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,540 per year. BLS estimates 240 jobs. The location quotient is 1.75.

Where Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 39-5012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Corvallis, OR has the highest published median in this set, at $61,880 per year. Fairbanks-College, AK sits at $36,610 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Corvallis, OR has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $61,880 per year, or $25,270 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 1.56.
• 2. Bellingham, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $61,820 per year, or $25,210 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 3. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $61,440 per year, or $24,830 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 570 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 4. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $60,710 per year, or $24,100 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 0.56.
• 5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $59,810 per year, or $23,200 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 4,510 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 1.1.
• 6. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $59,610 per year, or $23,000 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 1,500 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 0.63.
• 7. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $58,740 per year, or $22,130 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 0.93.
• 8. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $58,150 per year, or $21,540 above Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 50 in Fairbanks-College, AK. The location quotient is 1.09.

Where BLS counts the most Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in this same-source set, at 27,660 jobs. Fairbanks-College, AK has 50. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 27,660 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 27,610 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $36,120 per year, or $490 below Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 12,000 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 11,950 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $34,260 per year, or $2,350 below Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 10,910 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 10,860 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $43,500 per year, or $6,890 above Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 9,960 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 9,910 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $37,320 per year, or $710 above Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 7,870 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 7,820 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $37,430 per year, or $820 above Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 7,010 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 6,960 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $37,020 per year, or $410 above Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 6,630 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 6,580 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $33,960 per year, or $2,650 below Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 6,440 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 6,390 jobs from Fairbanks-College, AK. Its median is $36,810 per year, or $200 above Fairbanks-College, AK. Its location quotient is 1.38.

Where Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists takes the largest share of local jobs

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 4.32. Fairbanks-College, AK has 0.7. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV has a location quotient of 4.32, a gap of 3.62 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 910 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,710 per year, or $3,900 below Fairbanks-College, AK.
• 2. Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL has a location quotient of 2.76, a gap of 2.06 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 310 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,250 per year, or $7,360 below Fairbanks-College, AK.
• 3. Altoona, PA has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 1.67 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 270 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,090 per year, or $6,520 below Fairbanks-College, AK.
• 4. Homosassa Springs, FL has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 1.67 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 170 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,250 per year, or $6,360 below Fairbanks-College, AK.
• 5. Naples-Marco Island, FL has a location quotient of 2.34, a gap of 1.64 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 800 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,480 per year, or $3,130 below Fairbanks-College, AK.
• 6. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL has a location quotient of 2.3, a gap of 1.60 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 1,540 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,690 per year, or $6,920 below Fairbanks-College, AK.
• 7. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 1.36 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 150 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,390 per year, or $4,220 below Fairbanks-College, AK.
• 8. Barnstable Town, MA has a location quotient of 2.01, a gap of 1.31 from Fairbanks-College, AK. BLS lists 370 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $46,520 per year, or $9,910 above Fairbanks-College, AK.

How common Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is in Fairbanks-College, AK

BLS lists 50 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK. It also lists 1.38 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.7. A value of 1 means Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists beside other roles in Fairbanks-College, AK

The all-occupations median in Fairbanks-College, AK is $61,810 per year. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,610 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is 40.8% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Fairbanks-College, AK. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Cooks, Fast Food, SOC 35-2011, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $37,010 per year. BLS lists 370 jobs and a location quotient of 2.47.
• 2. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $37,340 per year. BLS lists 670 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
• 3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $37,540 per year. BLS lists 310 jobs and a location quotient of 1.55.
• 4. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $37,550 per year. BLS lists 1,040 jobs and a location quotient of 1.14.
• 5. Food Preparation Workers, SOC 35-2021, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $34,530 per year. BLS lists 390 jobs and a location quotient of 1.86.
• 6. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $40,150 per year. BLS lists 280 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $40,850 per year. BLS lists 840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.27.
• 8. Bartenders, SOC 35-3011, has a Fairbanks-College, AK median of $31,840 per year. BLS lists 260 jobs and a location quotient of 1.45.

The largest detailed roles in Fairbanks-College, AK

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Fairbanks-College, AK table, at 1,040 jobs. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 50 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 36,430. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 1,040 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 990 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $37,550 per year, or $940 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 2. Stockers and Order Fillers has 840 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 790 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $40,850 per year, or $4,240 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 800 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 750 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $30,170 per year, or $6,440 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 4. Cashiers has 670 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 620 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $37,340 per year, or $730 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 5. General and Operations Managers has 630 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 580 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $114,990 per year, or $78,380 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.77.
• 6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 630 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 580 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $47,860 per year, or $11,250 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.58.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 590 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 540 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $76,560 per year, or $39,950 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 8. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 590 jobs in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 540 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $42,550 per year, or $5,940 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.59.

Published role medians around Fairbanks-College, AK

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Fairbanks-College, AK role table, at $114,990 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has $36,610 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $61,810 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $114,990 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $78,380 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 630 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.77.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $103,570 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $66,960 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 330 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a median of $98,110 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $61,500 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 340 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 2.34.
• 4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $94,740 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $58,130 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 360 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.4.
• 5. Carpenters has a median of $84,970 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $48,360 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 280 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.79.
• 6. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $82,390 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $45,780 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 430 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 3.82.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $79,160 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $42,550 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 290 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $76,560 per year in Fairbanks-College, AK, or $39,950 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 590 jobs, compared with 50 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.21.

Roles with the largest local share in Fairbanks-College, AK

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Fairbanks-College, AK role table, at 3.82. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 0.7. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.82 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 3.12 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 430 jobs and a median of $82,390 per year, or $45,780 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 2. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 2.47 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 1.77 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 370 jobs and a median of $37,010 per year, or $400 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has a location quotient of 2.34 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 1.64 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 340 jobs and a median of $98,110 per year, or $61,500 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 4. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.86 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 1.16 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 390 jobs and a median of $34,530 per year, or $2,080 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 5. Carpenters has a location quotient of 1.79 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 1.09 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 280 jobs and a median of $84,970 per year, or $48,360 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.75 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 1.05 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 330 jobs and a median of $103,570 per year, or $66,960 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 7. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics has a location quotient of 1.65 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 0.95 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 270 jobs and a median of $61,060 per year, or $24,450 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.59 in Fairbanks-College, AK, a gap of 0.89 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 540 jobs and a median of $73,620 per year, or $37,010 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

What $36,610 may mean after the Fairbanks-College, AK price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Fairbanks-College, AK is 103.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.2% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $36,610 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median by 103.2 divided by 100. The result is $35,472 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 92.6. Goods are 107.3. Utilities are 119.8. Other services are 103.3. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Fairbanks-College, AK row

The employment RSE for this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists row is 24.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 9.9%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 50 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $44,580 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Fairbanks-College, AK wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. It uses a Fairbanks-College, AK place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $36,610 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists row for Fairbanks-College, AK does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 50 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.7 is not a growth score. Rank 89 of 349 is not a place score. The 103.2 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 39-5012 in BLS area 21820. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.