How much do hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists make in Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

What the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median says in Wildwood-The Villages, FL

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median in Wildwood-The Villages, FL at $29,200 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 48680.

BLS lists 150 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 $34,170 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Wildwood-The Villages, FL's Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is 18.4% 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 48680

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 39-5012 and area 48680. SOC 39-5012 names Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Area 48680 names Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 39-5012/48680 row has 150 wage and salary jobs. There are 3.55 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.81. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 39-5012/48680, the annual median is $29,200 per year, while the matching mean is $34,170 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 39-5012/48680 10th percentile: $27,170 per year.
• 39-5012/48680 25th percentile: $27,430 per year.
• 39-5012/48680 median: $29,200 per year.
• 39-5012/48680 75th percentile: $33,160 per year.
• 39-5012/48680 90th percentile: $49,850 per year.
• 39-5012/48680 employment RSE: 4.4%. Mean-wage RSE: 4.8%.
• 39-5012/48680 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 48680 facts behind this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists page

Area 48680 reports 41,300 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $58,950. Its annual median is $45,830. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 39-5012 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Wildwood-The Villages, FL runs from $29,480 at the 10th percentile to $98,470 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,580. The median is $45,830. The 75th percentile is $65,900. 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 48680. They do not show related skills or a path into Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 48680. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 1,400. Yearly median: $34,290. Jobs per 1,000: 34. Location quotient: 1.36.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 48680. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 1,170. Yearly median: $36,340. Jobs per 1,000: 28.27. Location quotient: 1.94.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 48680. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,160. Yearly median: $30,450. Jobs per 1,000: 28.03. Location quotient: 1.41.
• 4. Correctional Officers and Jailers. Area: 48680. SOC: 33-3012. Jobs: 980. Yearly median: $67,770. Jobs per 1,000: 23.75. Location quotient: 9.71.
• 5. Registered Nurses. Area: 48680. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 960. Yearly median: $77,110. Jobs per 1,000: 23.18. Location quotient: 1.07.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 48680. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 930. Yearly median: $28,810. Jobs per 1,000: 22.44. Location quotient: 0.91.

Read the Wildwood-The Villages, FL wage ladder for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

The 10th percentile is $27,170 per year. The 25th percentile is $27,430 per year. The median is $29,200 per year. The 75th percentile is $33,160 per year. The 90th percentile is $49,850 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 $27,430 per year to $33,160 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $22,680. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Wildwood-The Villages, FL with its state and the U.S.

Wildwood-The Villages, FL has a annual median of $29,200 per year. Florida has $29,530 per year. The U.S. row has $35,790 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 1.1% below Florida on the same published median. Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 18.4% 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL sits for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 273 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 273 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.

• 270. Lexington-Fayette, KY. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $29,230 per year. BLS estimates 530 jobs. The location quotient is 0.93.
• 271. Morristown, TN. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $29,210 per year. BLS estimates 50 jobs. The location quotient is 0.56.
• 272. Port St. Lucie, FL. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $29,200 per year. BLS estimates 420 jobs. The location quotient is 1.25.
• 274. Punta Gorda, FL. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $29,160 per year. BLS estimates 200 jobs. The location quotient is 1.77.
• 275. Topeka, KS. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $29,160 per year. BLS estimates 140 jobs. The location quotient is 0.61.
• 276. Huntsville, AL. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $29,150 per year. BLS estimates 550 jobs. The location quotient is 1.05.

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. Wildwood-The Villages, FL sits at $29,200 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 $32,680 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. The location quotient is 1.56.
• 2. Bellingham, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $61,820 per year, or $32,620 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 3. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $61,440 per year, or $32,240 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 570 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. The location quotient is 1.14.
• 4. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $60,710 per year, or $31,510 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. The location quotient is 0.56.
• 5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $59,810 per year, or $30,610 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 4,510 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. 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 $30,410 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 1,500 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. The location quotient is 0.63.
• 7. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median of $58,740 per year, or $29,540 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 220 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. 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 $28,950 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 150 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. 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. Wildwood-The Villages, FL has 150. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

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

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

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 27,660 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 27,510 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $36,120 per year, or $6,920 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 12,000 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 11,850 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $34,260 per year, or $5,060 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 10,910 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 10,760 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $43,500 per year, or $14,300 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its location quotient is 0.89.
• 4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 9,960 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 9,810 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $37,320 per year, or $8,120 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its location quotient is 1.75.
• 5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 7,870 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 7,720 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $37,430 per year, or $8,230 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 7,010 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 6,860 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $37,020 per year, or $7,820 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its location quotient is 1.14.
• 7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 6,630 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 6,480 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $33,960 per year, or $4,760 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its location quotient is 0.83.
• 8. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 6,440 estimated Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs, a gap of 6,290 jobs from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. Its median is $36,810 per year, or $7,610 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL. 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. Wildwood-The Villages, FL has 1.81. 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 2.51 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 910 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,710 per year, or $3,510 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
• 2. Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL has a location quotient of 2.76, a gap of 0.95 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 310 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,250 per year, or $50 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
• 3. Altoona, PA has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 0.56 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 270 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,090 per year, or $890 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
• 4. Homosassa Springs, FL has a location quotient of 2.37, a gap of 0.56 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 170 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $30,250 per year, or $1,050 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
• 5. Naples-Marco Island, FL has a location quotient of 2.34, a gap of 0.53 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 800 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $33,480 per year, or $4,280 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
• 6. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL has a location quotient of 2.3, a gap of 0.49 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 1,540 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $29,690 per year, or $490 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
• 7. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 0.25 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 150 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $32,390 per year, or $3,190 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.
• 8. Barnstable Town, MA has a location quotient of 2.01, a gap of 0.20 from Wildwood-The Villages, FL. BLS lists 370 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs and a median of $46,520 per year, or $17,320 above Wildwood-The Villages, FL.

How common Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is in Wildwood-The Villages, FL

BLS lists 150 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL. It also lists 3.55 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 1.81. 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL

The all-occupations median in Wildwood-The Villages, FL is $45,830 per year. The Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median is $29,200 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists is 36.3% 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $28,810 per year. BLS lists 930 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
• 2. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $30,450 per year. BLS lists 1,160 jobs and a location quotient of 1.41.
• 3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $32,650 per year. BLS lists 360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.55.
• 4. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $33,740 per year. BLS lists 370 jobs and a location quotient of 0.64.
• 5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $33,900 per year. BLS lists 470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.41.
• 6. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $34,290 per year. BLS lists 1,400 jobs and a location quotient of 1.36.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $34,460 per year. BLS lists 810 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
• 8. Food Preparation Workers, SOC 35-2021, has a Wildwood-The Villages, FL median of $35,410 per year. BLS lists 500 jobs and a location quotient of 2.11.

The largest detailed roles in Wildwood-The Villages, FL

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Wildwood-The Villages, FL table, at 1,400 jobs. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 150 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 41,300. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

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

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 1,400 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 1,250 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $34,290 per year, or $5,090 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.36.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,170 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 1,020 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $36,340 per year, or $7,140 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.94.
• 3. Cashiers has 1,160 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 1,010 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $30,450 per year, or $1,250 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.41.
• 4. Correctional Officers and Jailers has 980 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 830 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $67,770 per year, or $38,570 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 9.71.
• 5. Registered Nurses has 960 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 810 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $77,110 per year, or $47,910 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 6. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 930 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 780 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $28,810 per year, or $390 below Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.91.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 840 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 690 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $47,180 per year, or $17,980 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.54.
• 8. General and Operations Managers has 810 jobs in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 660 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its median is $97,360 per year, or $68,160 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.87.

Published role medians around Wildwood-The Villages, FL

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Wildwood-The Villages, FL role table, at $97,360 per year. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has $29,200 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $45,830 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 $97,360 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $68,160 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 810 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 2. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,110 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $47,910 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 960 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $72,760 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $43,560 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 460 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 2.13.
• 4. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a median of $67,770 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $38,570 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 980 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 9.71.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $62,330 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $33,130 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 340 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.88.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $59,360 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $30,160 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 300 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 0.81.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $47,680 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $18,480 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 360 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.22.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $47,180 per year in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, or $17,980 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 840 jobs, compared with 150 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Its location quotient is 1.54.

Roles with the largest local share in Wildwood-The Villages, FL

Correctional Officers and Jailers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Wildwood-The Villages, FL role table, at 9.71. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists has 1.81. 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 9.71 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 7.90 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 980 jobs and a median of $67,770 per year, or $38,570 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.2 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 1.39 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 410 jobs and a median of $46,060 per year, or $16,860 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 3. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 2.6 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 0.79 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 660 jobs and a median of $36,140 per year, or $6,940 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 4. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 2.43 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 0.62 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 710 jobs and a median of $41,170 per year, or $11,970 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 5. Medical Assistants has a location quotient of 2.4 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 0.59 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 520 jobs and a median of $40,910 per year, or $11,710 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 2.13 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 0.32 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 460 jobs and a median of $72,760 per year, or $43,560 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 2.11 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 0.30 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 500 jobs and a median of $35,410 per year, or $6,210 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.
• 8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 2.03 in Wildwood-The Villages, FL, a gap of 0.22 from Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. BLS lists 520 jobs and a median of $37,910 per year, or $8,710 above Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists.

What $29,200 may mean after the Wildwood-The Villages, FL price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 14.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $29,200 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists median by 85.4 divided by 100. The result is $34,182 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 51.7. Goods are 96.2. Utilities are 89.0. Other services are 98.9. 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL row

The employment RSE for this Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists row is 4.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 4.8%. 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 150 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $34,170 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. It uses a Wildwood-The Villages, FL 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 $29,200 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL 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 150 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.81 is not a growth score. Rank 273 of 349 is not a place score. The 85.4 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 48680. 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.