How much do hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

What the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median says in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ at $36,120 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 35620.

BLS lists 27,660 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 $51,650 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ's Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is 0.9% 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 35620

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-5012 and area 35620. SOC 39-5012 names Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Area 35620 names New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 39-5012/35620 row has 27,660 wage and salary jobs. There are 2.91 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.48. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 39-5012/35620, the annual median is $36,120 per year, while the matching mean is $51,650 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 39-5012/35620 10th percentile: $33,480 per year.
• 39-5012/35620 25th percentile: $34,580 per year.
• 39-5012/35620 median: $36,120 per year.
• 39-5012/35620 75th percentile: $54,970 per year.
• 39-5012/35620 90th percentile: $91,780 per year.
• 39-5012/35620 employment RSE: 5.1%. Mean-wage RSE: 6.2%.
• 39-5012/35620 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 35620 facts behind this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists page

Area 35620 reports 9,492,000 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $86,310. Its annual median is $61,430. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 39-5012 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ runs from $36,130 at the 10th percentile to $166,080 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $42,560. The median is $61,430. The 75th percentile is $103,500. 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 35620. They do not show related skills or a path into Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 35620. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 644,700. Yearly median: $39,680. Jobs per 1,000: 67.92. Location quotient: 2.45.
• 2. Retail Salespersons. Area: 35620. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 202,080. Yearly median: $38,280. Jobs per 1,000: 21.29. Location quotient: 0.85.
• 3. Registered Nurses. Area: 35620. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 197,740. Yearly median: $119,720. Jobs per 1,000: 20.83. Location quotient: 0.96.
• 4. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Area: 35620. SOC: 37-2011. Jobs: 183,030. Yearly median: $42,840. Jobs per 1,000: 19.28. Location quotient: 1.36.
• 5. General and Operations Managers. Area: 35620. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 177,850. Yearly median: $157,000. Jobs per 1,000: 18.74. Location quotient: 0.83.
• 6. Cashiers. Area: 35620. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 173,830. Yearly median: $35,950. Jobs per 1,000: 18.31. Location quotient: 0.92.

Read the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ wage ladder for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

The 10th percentile is $33,480 per year. The 25th percentile is $34,580 per year. The median is $36,120 per year. The 75th percentile is $54,970 per year. The 90th percentile is $91,780 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 $34,580 per year to $54,970 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $58,300. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ with its state and the U.S.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a annual median of $36,120 per year. New York has $35,760 per year. The U.S. row has $35,790 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 1.0% above New York on the same published median. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 0.9% 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ sits for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 110 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 110 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.

• 107. Columbus, OH. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,260 per year. BLS estimates 2,420 jobs. The location quotient is 1.12.
• 108. Lawrence, KS. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,180 per year. BLS estimates 100 jobs. The location quotient is 1.
• 109. Ames, IA. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,170 per year. BLS estimates 170 jobs. The location quotient is 1.51.
• 111. Gettysburg, PA. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,100 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 112. York-Hanover, PA. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,050 per year. BLS estimates 510 jobs. The location quotient is 1.41.
• 113. Sebring, FL. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,000 per year. BLS estimates 30 jobs. The location quotient is 0.57.

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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ sits at $36,120 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 $25,760 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The location quotient is 1.56.
• 2. Bellingham, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $61,820 per year, or $25,700 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 3. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $61,440 per year, or $25,320 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 570 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 4. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $60,710 per year, or $24,590 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The location quotient is 0.56.
• 5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $59,810 per year, or $23,690 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 4,510 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 $23,490 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 1,500 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The location quotient is 0.63.
• 7. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $58,740 per year, or $22,620 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 $22,030 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 27,660 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 27,660. 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 0 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $36,120 per year, or $0 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 12,000 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 15,660 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $34,260 per year, or $1,860 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 16,750 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $43,500 per year, or $7,380 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 17,700 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $37,320 per year, or $1,200 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 7,870 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 19,790 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $37,430 per year, or $1,310 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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 20,650 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $37,020 per year, or $900 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 6,630 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 21,030 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $33,960 per year, or $2,160 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 6,440 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 21,220 jobs from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Its median is $36,810 per year, or $690 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 1.48. 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 2.84 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 910 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,710 per year, or $3,410 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
• 2. Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL has a location quotient of 2.76, a gap of 1.28 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 310 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,250 per year, or $6,870 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
• 3. Altoona, PA has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 0.89 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 270 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,090 per year, or $6,030 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
• 4. Homosassa Springs, FL has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 0.89 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 170 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,250 per year, or $5,870 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
• 5. Naples-Marco Island, FL has a location quotient of 2.34, a gap of 0.86 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 800 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,480 per year, or $2,640 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
• 6. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL has a location quotient of 2.3, a gap of 0.82 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 1,540 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,690 per year, or $6,430 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
• 7. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 0.58 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 150 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,390 per year, or $3,730 below New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
• 8. Barnstable Town, MA has a location quotient of 2.01, a gap of 0.53 from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. BLS lists 370 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $46,520 per year, or $10,400 above New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

How common Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

BLS lists 27,660 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. It also lists 2.91 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 1.48. 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

The all-occupations median in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $61,430 per year. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,120 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is 41.2% 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. 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. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $35,950 per year. BLS lists 173,830 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $35,420 per year. BLS lists 166,040 jobs and a location quotient of 0.71.
• 3. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $38,280 per year. BLS lists 202,080 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $38,600 per year. BLS lists 131,080 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
• 5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $38,890 per year. BLS lists 126,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.46.
• 6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $39,680 per year. BLS lists 644,700 jobs and a location quotient of 2.45.
• 7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $42,840 per year. BLS lists 183,030 jobs and a location quotient of 1.36.
• 8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median of $43,290 per year. BLS lists 118,290 jobs and a location quotient of 0.66.

The largest detailed roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ table, at 644,700 jobs. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 27,660 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 9,492,000. 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. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 644,700 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 617,040 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $39,680 per year, or $3,560 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 2.45.
• 2. Retail Salespersons has 202,080 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 174,420 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $38,280 per year, or $2,160 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 3. Registered Nurses has 197,740 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 170,080 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $119,720 per year, or $83,600 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 4. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 183,030 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 155,370 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $42,840 per year, or $6,720 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.36.
• 5. General and Operations Managers has 177,850 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 150,190 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $157,000 per year, or $120,880 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 6. Cashiers has 173,830 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 146,170 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $35,950 per year, or $170 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 7. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 166,040 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 138,380 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $35,420 per year, or $700 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.71.
• 8. Security Guards has 142,760 jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 115,100 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $43,980 per year, or $7,860 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.82.

Published role medians around New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ role table, at $221,010 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has $36,120 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $61,430 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. Financial Managers has a median of $221,010 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $184,890 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 89,960 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 2. Lawyers has a median of $208,880 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $172,760 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 94,610 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 2.05.
• 3. Software Developers has a median of $166,830 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $130,710 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 121,000 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 4. General and Operations Managers has a median of $157,000 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $120,880 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 177,850 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 5. Registered Nurses has a median of $119,720 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $83,600 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 197,740 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $105,650 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $69,530 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 111,930 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $100,800 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $64,680 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 75,780 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.17.
• 8. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $100,520 per year in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, or $64,400 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 79,290 jobs, compared with 27,660 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.44.

Roles with the largest local share in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants has the highest location quotient in the bounded New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ role table, at 2.74. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 1.48. 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. Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.74 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 1.26 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 76,950 jobs and a median of $83,840 per year, or $47,720 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 2.45 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 0.97 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 644,700 jobs and a median of $39,680 per year, or $3,560 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 3. Lawyers has a location quotient of 2.05 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 0.57 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 94,610 jobs and a median of $208,880 per year, or $172,760 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 4. Security Guards has a location quotient of 1.82 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 0.34 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 142,760 jobs and a median of $43,980 per year, or $7,860 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 5. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.75 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 0.27 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 89,960 jobs and a median of $221,010 per year, or $184,890 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 6. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.46 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 0.02 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 126,920 jobs and a median of $38,890 per year, or $2,770 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 7. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.44 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 0.04 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 79,290 jobs and a median of $100,520 per year, or $64,400 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.36 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, a gap of 0.12 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 183,030 jobs and a median of $42,840 per year, or $6,720 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

What $36,120 may mean after the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 12.6% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $36,120 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median by 112.6 divided by 100. The result is $32,089 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 148.6. Goods are 110.3. Utilities are 127.0. Other services are 105.8. 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ row

The employment RSE for this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists row is 5.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 6.2%. 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 27,660 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $51,650 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. It uses a New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 $36,120 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 27,660 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.48 is not a growth score. Rank 110 of 349 is not a place score. The 112.6 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 35620. 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.