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

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

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area at $32,240 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 4200004.

BLS lists 530 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 $39,220 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area's Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is 9.9% below 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 4200004

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-5012 and area 4200004. SOC 39-5012 names Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Area 4200004 names Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 39-5012/4200004 row has 530 wage and salary jobs. There are 3.8 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.93. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 39-5012/4200004, the annual median is $32,240 per year, while the matching mean is $39,220 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 39-5012/4200004 10th percentile: $15,080 per year.
• 39-5012/4200004 25th percentile: $23,870 per year.
• 39-5012/4200004 median: $32,240 per year.
• 39-5012/4200004 75th percentile: $35,470 per year.
• 39-5012/4200004 90th percentile: $71,920 per year.
• 39-5012/4200004 employment RSE: 9.7%. Mean-wage RSE: 14.5%.
• 39-5012/4200004 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 4200004 facts behind this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists page

Area 4200004 reports 140,370 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $55,700. Its annual median is $46,600. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 39-5012 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area runs from $27,550 at the 10th percentile to $92,020 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,810. The median is $46,600. The 75th percentile is $64,530. 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 4200004. They do not show related skills or a path into Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 4200004. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 4,180. Yearly median: $26,890. Jobs per 1,000: 29.77. Location quotient: 1.2.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 4200004. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 3,880. Yearly median: $31,800. Jobs per 1,000: 27.64. Location quotient: 1.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 4200004. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 3,680. Yearly median: $29,050. Jobs per 1,000: 26.18. Location quotient: 1.32.
• 4. General and Operations Managers. Area: 4200004. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 3,680. Yearly median: $83,210. Jobs per 1,000: 26.22. Location quotient: 1.16.
• 5. Retail Salespersons. Area: 4200004. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 3,480. Yearly median: $30,100. Jobs per 1,000: 24.81. Location quotient: 0.99.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 4200004. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 3,290. Yearly median: $36,170. Jobs per 1,000: 23.42. Location quotient: 1.29.

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

The 10th percentile is $15,080 per year. The 25th percentile is $23,870 per year. The median is $32,240 per year. The 75th percentile is $35,470 per year. The 90th percentile is $71,920 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 $23,870 per year to $35,470 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $56,840. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $32,240 per year. Pennsylvania has $36,790 per year. The U.S. row has $35,790 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 12.4% below Pennsylvania on the same published median. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 9.9% below 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area ranks 48 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 48 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.

• 45. Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $33,160 per year. BLS estimates 70 jobs. The location quotient is 0.75.
• 46. Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $33,040 per year. BLS estimates 80 jobs. The location quotient is 0.96.
• 47. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $33,020 per year. BLS estimates 350 jobs. The location quotient is 1.38.
• 49. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $32,100 per year. BLS estimates 300 jobs. The location quotient is 0.57.
• 50. Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $31,480 per year. BLS estimates 120 jobs. The location quotient is 0.62.
• 51. Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $31,400 per year. BLS estimates 150 jobs. The location quotient is 0.59.

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. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits at $32,240 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 $23,390 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $21,700 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $19,130 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $17,130 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $15,460 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $14,540 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $12,960 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $9,450 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 530 in Southwestern Pennsylvania 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. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 530. 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 0 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $32,240 per year, or $0 above Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 20 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,450 per year, or $2,210 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 3. Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 460 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 70 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,070 per year, or $1,830 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.25.
• 4. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 450 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 80 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,400 per year, or $2,160 above Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 80 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,190 per year, or $3,050 below Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 130 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $34,990 per year, or $2,750 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 7. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 370 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 160 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $29,120 per year, or $3,120 below Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.5.
• 8. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 350 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 180 jobs from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $33,020 per year, or $780 above Southwestern Pennsylvania 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. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 1.93. 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 0.00 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 530 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,240 per year, or $0 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.41 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 450 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $34,400 per year, or $2,160 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.49, a gap of 0.44 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 290 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,200 per year, or $2,040 below Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.55 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 350 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,020 per year, or $780 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Maryland nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.60 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 300 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $41,690 per year, or $9,450 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Guam (nonmetro area) has a location quotient of 1.29, a gap of 0.64 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,500 per year, or $2,740 below Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.29, a gap of 0.64 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 240 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,860 per year, or $1,620 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.28, a gap of 0.65 from Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 250 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,370 per year, or $1,130 above Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

How common Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 530 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 3.8 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 1.93. 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is $46,600 per year. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $32,240 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is 30.8% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Southwestern Pennsylvania 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. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $32,150 per year. BLS lists 1,380 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $31,800 per year. BLS lists 3,880 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
• 3. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $30,100 per year. BLS lists 3,480 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
• 4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $29,840 per year. BLS lists 1,290 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
• 5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $34,710 per year. BLS lists 2,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
• 6. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $29,140 per year. BLS lists 1,950 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
• 7. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $29,050 per year. BLS lists 3,680 jobs and a location quotient of 1.32.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area median of $36,170 per year. BLS lists 3,290 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.

The largest detailed roles in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area table, at 4,180 jobs. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 530 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 140,370. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,180 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,650 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $26,890 per year, or $5,350 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.2.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 3,880 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,350 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $31,800 per year, or $440 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.
• 3. Cashiers has 3,680 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,150 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $29,050 per year, or $3,190 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.32.
• 4. General and Operations Managers has 3,680 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,150 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $83,210 per year, or $50,970 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 5. Retail Salespersons has 3,480 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,950 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $30,100 per year, or $2,140 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.99.
• 6. Stockers and Order Fillers has 3,290 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,760 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $36,170 per year, or $3,930 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.29.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 3,230 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,700 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $54,630 per year, or $22,390 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.73.
• 8. Office Clerks, General has 2,710 jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2,180 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $38,780 per year, or $6,540 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.22.

Published role medians around Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area role table, at $83,210 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has $32,240 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $46,600 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 $83,210 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $50,970 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 3,680 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $79,930 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $47,690 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,390 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.78.
• 3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $77,510 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $45,270 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,000 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 2.08.
• 4. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $76,010 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $43,770 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,250 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.71.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $74,510 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $42,270 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,220 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.97.
• 6. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $63,460 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $31,220 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,520 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 7.33.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $59,500 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $27,260 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,310 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $54,630 per year in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, or $22,390 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 3,230 jobs, compared with 530 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.73.

Roles with the largest local share in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Correctional Officers and Jailers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area role table, at 7.33. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 1.93. 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. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 7.33 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.40 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,520 jobs and a median of $63,460 per year, or $31,220 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.92 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.99 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a median of $51,920 per year, or $19,680 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 3. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers has a location quotient of 3.74 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.81 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,410 jobs and a median of $49,460 per year, or $17,220 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 2.08 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.15 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,000 jobs and a median of $77,510 per year, or $45,270 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.93 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.00 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 2,450 jobs and a median of $47,180 per year, or $14,940 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 6. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.85 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.08 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,260 jobs and a median of $21,380 per year, or $10,860 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.73 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.20 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 3,230 jobs and a median of $54,630 per year, or $22,390 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.71 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.22 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 1,250 jobs and a median of $76,010 per year, or $43,770 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

What $32,240 may mean after the Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $32,240 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists row is 9.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 14.5%. 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 530 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $39,220 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. It uses a Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 $32,240 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania 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 530 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.93 is not a growth score. Rank 48 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 4200004. 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.