This has now been confirmed by US News which shows that being a stylist is the number one career. In a recent British job satisfaction survey, hair styling ranked as the number one career. We as professionals just need to keep reminding young people (and their parents) what a great career this is. Not only is it satisfying, it can also be very financially rewarding.
We have on our web site a comparison of what someone makes going off to college compared to what someone makes going off to beauty school. The numbers favor beauty school because of the difference in time it takes to get out in the work place. You can see this on our website by clicking on the School Handout – College Versus Salon School Worksheet.
Attached is the article from US News. I recommend making copies and sharing it or possibly putting it on your web site.
http://www.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2008/12/11/best-careers-2009-hairstylistcosmetologist.html
