How much do hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists make in Maryland nonmetropolitan area?

What the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median says in Maryland nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median in Maryland nonmetropolitan area at $41,690 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 2400006.

BLS lists 300 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 $47,280 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Maryland nonmetropolitan area's Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is 16.5% 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 2400006

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-5012 and area 2400006. SOC 39-5012 names Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Area 2400006 names Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 39-5012/2400006 row has 300 wage and salary jobs. There are 2.61 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.33. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 39-5012/2400006, the annual median is $41,690 per year, while the matching mean is $47,280 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 39-5012/2400006 10th percentile: $31,200 per year.
• 39-5012/2400006 25th percentile: $33,820 per year.
• 39-5012/2400006 median: $41,690 per year.
• 39-5012/2400006 75th percentile: $48,790 per year.
• 39-5012/2400006 90th percentile: $77,910 per year.
• 39-5012/2400006 employment RSE: 7.9%. Mean-wage RSE: 3.9%.
• 39-5012/2400006 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 2400006 facts behind this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists page

Area 2400006 reports 113,180 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $59,110. Its annual median is $46,120. 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 Maryland nonmetropolitan area runs from $31,750 at the 10th percentile to $99,040 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,920. The median is $46,120. The 75th percentile is $67,490. 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 2400006. They do not show related skills or a path into Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 2400006. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 3,920. Yearly median: $34,290. Jobs per 1,000: 34.65. Location quotient: 1.38.
• 2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 2400006. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 3,700. Yearly median: $87,360. Jobs per 1,000: 32.72. Location quotient: 1.45.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 2400006. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,200. Yearly median: $32,700. Jobs per 1,000: 28.32. Location quotient: 1.43.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 2400006. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 2,880. Yearly median: $31,960. Jobs per 1,000: 25.48. Location quotient: 1.03.
• 5. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 2400006. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 2,700. Yearly median: $35,620. Jobs per 1,000: 23.82. Location quotient: 1.63.
• 6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive. Area: 2400006. SOC: 43-6014. Jobs: 2,320. Yearly median: $46,340. Jobs per 1,000: 20.48. Location quotient: 1.87.

Read the Maryland nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

The 10th percentile is $31,200 per year. The 25th percentile is $33,820 per year. The median is $41,690 per year. The 75th percentile is $48,790 per year. The 90th percentile is $77,910 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 $33,820 per year to $48,790 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $46,710. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Maryland nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Maryland nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $41,690 per year. Maryland has $36,420 per year. The U.S. row has $35,790 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Maryland nonmetropolitan area is 14.5% above Maryland on the same published median. Maryland nonmetropolitan area is 16.5% 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 Maryland nonmetropolitan area sits for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Maryland nonmetropolitan area ranks 8 of 103 among nonmetro 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 8 of 103 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.

• 5. East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $47,700 per year. BLS estimates 160 jobs. The location quotient is 0.62.
• 6. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $46,780 per year. BLS estimates 150 jobs. The location quotient is 0.89.
• 7. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $45,200 per year. BLS estimates 160 jobs. The location quotient is 0.6.
• 9. Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $39,310 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 0.44.
• 10. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $38,810 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 0.35.
• 11. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $38,790 per year. BLS estimates 90 jobs. The location quotient is 0.27.

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

The rows below use the same SOC 39-5012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $55,630 per year. Maryland nonmetropolitan area sits at $41,690 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. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $55,630 per year, or $13,940 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.54.
• 2. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $53,940 per year, or $12,250 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.38.
• 3. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $51,370 per year, or $9,680 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.47.
• 4. West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $49,370 per year, or $7,680 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.31.
• 5. East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $47,700 per year, or $6,010 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.62.
• 6. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $46,780 per year, or $5,090 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.89.
• 7. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $45,200 per year, or $3,510 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.6.
• 8. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $41,690 per year, or $0 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 300 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.33.

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

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in this same-source set, at 530 jobs. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has 300. 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. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 530 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 230 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $32,240 per year, or $9,450 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.93.
• 2. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 510 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 210 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,450 per year, or $7,240 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 3. Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 460 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,070 per year, or $7,620 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 4. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 450 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 150 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,400 per year, or $7,290 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.52.
• 5. South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 450 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 150 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,190 per year, or $12,500 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 6. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 400 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,990 per year, or $6,700 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 7. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 370 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 70 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,120 per year, or $12,570 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.5.
• 8. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 350 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 50 jobs from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $33,020 per year, or $8,670 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.38.

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

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.93. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has 1.33. 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. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.93, a gap of 0.60 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 530 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,240 per year, or $9,450 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.19 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 450 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $34,400 per year, or $7,290 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.49, a gap of 0.16 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 290 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,200 per year, or $11,490 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.05 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 350 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,020 per year, or $8,670 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.00 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 300 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $41,690 per year, or $0 above Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Guam (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 1.29, a gap of 0.04 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,500 per year, or $12,190 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.29, a gap of 0.04 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 240 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,860 per year, or $7,830 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.28, a gap of 0.05 from Maryland nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 250 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,370 per year, or $8,320 below Maryland nonmetropolitan area.

How common Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is in Maryland nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 300 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 2.61 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 1.33. 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 higher 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 Maryland nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Maryland nonmetropolitan area is $46,120 per year. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $41,690 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is 9.6% 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 Maryland nonmetropolitan area. 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. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $43,060 per year. BLS lists 1,140 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
• 2. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $39,510 per year. BLS lists 1,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.39.
• 3. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $43,920 per year. BLS lists 1,460 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $43,930 per year. BLS lists 1,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.64.
• 5. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $37,920 per year. BLS lists 1,540 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $37,780 per year. BLS lists 1,330 jobs and a location quotient of 0.62.
• 7. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $45,620 per year. BLS lists 980 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
• 8. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Maryland nonmetropolitan area median of $37,490 per year. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a location quotient of 1.65.

The largest detailed roles in Maryland nonmetropolitan area

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Maryland nonmetropolitan area table, at 3,920 jobs. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 300 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 113,180. 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 3,920 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,620 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $34,290 per year, or $7,400 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.38.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 3,700 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,400 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $87,360 per year, or $45,670 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 3. Cashiers has 3,200 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,900 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $32,700 per year, or $8,990 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,880 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,580 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $31,960 per year, or $9,730 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.03.
• 5. Waiters and Waitresses has 2,700 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,400 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $35,620 per year, or $6,070 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.63.
• 6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 2,320 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,020 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $46,340 per year, or $4,650 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.87.
• 7. Registered Nurses has 2,300 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,000 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $85,700 per year, or $44,010 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,160 jobs in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,860 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $36,610 per year, or $5,080 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.05.

Published role medians around Maryland nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Maryland nonmetropolitan area role table, at $87,360 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has $41,690 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $46,120 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 $87,360 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $45,670 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 3,700 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.45.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $85,700 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $44,010 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,300 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $78,160 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $36,470 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 970 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $72,390 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $30,700 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 960 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 5. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $64,250 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $22,560 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 910 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 3.29.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $62,970 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $21,280 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,110 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.06.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $56,330 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $14,640 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,210 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $48,880 per year in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, or $7,190 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,140 jobs, compared with 300 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.14.

Roles with the largest local share in Maryland nonmetropolitan area

Food Processing Workers, All Other has the highest location quotient in the bounded Maryland nonmetropolitan area role table, at 23.4. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 1.33. 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. Food Processing Workers, All Other has a location quotient of 23.4 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 22.07 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,110 jobs and a median of $35,870 per year, or $5,820 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 3.29 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.96 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 910 jobs and a median of $64,250 per year, or $22,560 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 2.44 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.11 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,530 jobs and a median of $34,740 per year, or $6,950 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 4. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.2 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.87 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a median of $35,710 per year, or $5,980 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.87 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.54 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,320 jobs and a median of $46,340 per year, or $4,650 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 6. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.65 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.32 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a median of $37,490 per year, or $4,200 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.64 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.31 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,340 jobs and a median of $43,930 per year, or $2,240 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 8. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.63 in Maryland nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.30 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,700 jobs and a median of $35,620 per year, or $6,070 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

What $41,690 may mean after the Maryland nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Maryland nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $41,690 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Maryland nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists row is 7.9%. The mean-wage RSE is 3.9%. 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 300 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $47,280 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 Maryland nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. It uses a Maryland nonmetropolitan area 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 $41,690 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 Maryland nonmetropolitan area 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 300 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.33 is not a growth score. Rank 8 of 103 is not a place score. A missing 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 2400006. 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.