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

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

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area at $36,650 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 5100004.

BLS lists 90 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 $36,900 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area's Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is 2.4% 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 5100004

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-5012 and area 5100004. SOC 39-5012 names Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Area 5100004 names Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 39-5012/5100004 row has 90 wage and salary jobs. There are 1.46 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.74. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 39-5012/5100004, the annual median is $36,650 per year, while the matching mean is $36,900 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 39-5012/5100004 10th percentile: $25,810 per year.
• 39-5012/5100004 25th percentile: $27,880 per year.
• 39-5012/5100004 median: $36,650 per year.
• 39-5012/5100004 75th percentile: $38,540 per year.
• 39-5012/5100004 90th percentile: $48,840 per year.
• 39-5012/5100004 employment RSE: 6.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 5.2%.
• 39-5012/5100004 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 5100004 facts behind this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists page

Area 5100004 reports 65,220 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,200. Its annual median is $46,320. 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 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area runs from $28,720 at the 10th percentile to $94,790 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,990. The median is $46,320. The 75th percentile is $63,940. 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 5100004. They do not show related skills or a path into Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 5100004. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 2,220. Yearly median: $29,390. Jobs per 1,000: 34.02. Location quotient: 1.71.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 5100004. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 2,090. Yearly median: $28,450. Jobs per 1,000: 31.98. Location quotient: 1.29.
• 3. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 5100004. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 1,890. Yearly median: $37,260. Jobs per 1,000: 28.99. Location quotient: 1.59.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 5100004. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 1,510. Yearly median: $28,420. Jobs per 1,000: 23.18. Location quotient: 0.84.
• 5. General and Operations Managers. Area: 5100004. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 1,410. Yearly median: $89,170. Jobs per 1,000: 21.59. Location quotient: 0.96.
• 6. Retail Salespersons. Area: 5100004. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,320. Yearly median: $33,950. Jobs per 1,000: 20.28. Location quotient: 0.81.

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

The 10th percentile is $25,810 per year. The 25th percentile is $27,880 per year. The median is $36,650 per year. The 75th percentile is $38,540 per year. The 90th percentile is $48,840 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 $27,880 per year to $38,540 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $23,030. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $36,650 per year. Virginia has Not published. The U.S. row has $35,790 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area cannot be compared with Virginia on the same published median. WageScope leaves that gap open. Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 2.4% 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 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area sits for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area ranks 16 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 16 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.

• 13. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $38,480 per year. BLS estimates 40 jobs. The location quotient is 0.18.
• 14. Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $37,890 per year. BLS estimates 220 jobs. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 15. Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $37,430 per year. BLS estimates 160 jobs. The location quotient is 0.56.
• 17. Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,050 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 0.33.
• 18. Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $35,570 per year. BLS estimates 190 jobs. The location quotient is 0.5.
• 19. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $35,550 per year. BLS estimates 260 jobs. The location quotient is 0.51.

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. Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area sits at $36,650 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 $18,980 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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 $17,290 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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 $14,720 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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 $12,720 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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 $11,050 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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 $10,130 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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 $8,550 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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 $5,040 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 90 in Northwest Virginia 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. Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has 90. 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 440 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $32,240 per year, or $4,410 below Northwest Virginia 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 420 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,450 per year, or $2,200 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 3. Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 460 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 370 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,070 per year, or $2,580 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 4. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 450 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 360 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,400 per year, or $2,250 below Northwest Virginia 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 360 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,190 per year, or $7,460 below Northwest Virginia 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 310 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,990 per year, or $1,660 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 7. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 370 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 280 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,120 per year, or $7,530 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.5.
• 8. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 350 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 260 jobs from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $33,020 per year, or $3,630 below Northwest Virginia 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. Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has 0.74. 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 1.19 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 530 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,240 per year, or $4,410 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.78 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 450 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $34,400 per year, or $2,250 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.49, a gap of 0.75 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 290 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,200 per year, or $6,450 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.64 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 350 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,020 per year, or $3,630 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.59 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 300 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $41,690 per year, or $5,040 above Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Guam (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 1.29, a gap of 0.55 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,500 per year, or $7,150 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.29, a gap of 0.55 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 240 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,860 per year, or $2,790 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.28, a gap of 0.54 from Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 250 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,370 per year, or $3,280 below Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

How common Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 90 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 1.46 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 0.74. 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 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area is $46,320 per year. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $36,650 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is 20.9% 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 Northwest Virginia 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. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $36,900 per year. BLS lists 980 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
• 2. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $36,140 per year. BLS lists 700 jobs and a location quotient of 1.76.
• 3. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $37,260 per year. BLS lists 1,890 jobs and a location quotient of 1.59.
• 4. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $35,970 per year. BLS lists 730 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
• 5. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $37,440 per year. BLS lists 600 jobs and a location quotient of 0.55.
• 6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $35,770 per year. BLS lists 810 jobs and a location quotient of 0.66.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $38,280 per year. BLS lists 580 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
• 8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area median of $34,400 per year. BLS lists 1,070 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.

The largest detailed roles in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area table, at 2,220 jobs. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 90 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 65,220. 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. Cashiers has 2,220 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,130 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $29,390 per year, or $7,260 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.71.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 2,090 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,000 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $28,450 per year, or $8,200 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.29.
• 3. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,890 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,800 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $37,260 per year, or $610 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.59.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,510 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,420 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $28,420 per year, or $8,230 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.84.
• 5. General and Operations Managers has 1,410 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,320 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $89,170 per year, or $52,520 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 6. Retail Salespersons has 1,320 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,230 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $33,950 per year, or $2,700 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 7. Office Clerks, General has 1,170 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,080 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $41,780 per year, or $5,130 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1,120 jobs in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,030 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $50,950 per year, or $14,300 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.3.

Published role medians around Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area role table, at $89,170 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has $36,650 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $46,320 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 $89,170 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $52,520 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,410 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.96.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,200 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $45,550 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 690 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.49.
• 3. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a median of $63,990 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $27,340 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 740 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 2.28.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $60,780 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $24,130 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 870 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.96.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $60,680 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $24,030 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 570 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.94.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $60,510 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $23,860 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 790 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.36.
• 7. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a median of $56,170 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $19,520 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 570 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 2.02.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $50,950 per year in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, or $14,300 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,120 jobs, compared with 90 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.3.

Roles with the largest local share in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area role table, at 2.28. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 0.74. 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. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 2.28 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.54 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 740 jobs and a median of $63,990 per year, or $27,340 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 2. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.02 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.28 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 570 jobs and a median of $56,170 per year, or $19,520 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.96 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.22 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 870 jobs and a median of $60,780 per year, or $24,130 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.76 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.02 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 700 jobs and a median of $36,140 per year, or $510 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 5. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.76 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.02 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 640 jobs and a median of $30,400 per year, or $6,250 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 6. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.71 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.97 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,220 jobs and a median of $29,390 per year, or $7,260 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.59 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.85 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,890 jobs and a median of $37,260 per year, or $610 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.5 in Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.76 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 700 jobs and a median of $46,440 per year, or $9,790 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

What $36,650 may mean after the Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $36,650 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 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists row is 6.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.2%. 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 90 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $36,900 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 Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. It uses a Northwest Virginia 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 $36,650 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 Northwest Virginia 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 90 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.74 is not a growth score. Rank 16 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 5100004. 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.