/ How to Become a Beauty Therapist - Career Salaries, Job Stats & Education
If you’d like to work as a Beauty Therapist providing therapy treatments in a beauty salon, here is everything you wanted to know about this exciting profession.
Beauty services are a great place for the self-starting business entrepreneurs to make their mark for their clients and with the right study and training behind you – you can be a success in any one of the many exciting areas of beauty therapy.
Source: *Job Outlook Government website. ABS Labour Force Survey, Department of Employment trend data projections to 2023.
Over the next few years to 2023, the number of Beauty Therapist jobs (openings) for Beauty Therapists is expected to be 42,800. Job openings include employment growth as well as turnover. This is defined as people leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce.
Employment for this occupation rose strongly in the past five years and also rose strongly in the last ten years. Looking forward, employment for Beauty Therapists to 2023 is expected to grow very strongly. Beauty Therapy careers are on the rise!
For more information, view our Beauty Therapy Salary & Job Outlook
Beauty Therapists are responsible for providing cosmetic treatments such as skin and facial care, hair waxing and massage. They may specialise in areas such as nail technicians or perform a multitude of tasks in their day-to-day role.
Source: *Job Outlook Government website.
Beauty Therapists in Australia earn an average of $650 per week at full-time hours. Earning grow with more experience in the industry.
The average pay for this occupation is around $33,800 per year. A Beauty Therapist salary varies depending on where you are located, and your level of current job experience. These figures are a guide only, based on the information from Job Outlook.
Full-time or Part-Time Beauty Therapist?
Jobs in Beauty Therapy may be full-time, part-time or casual. Most people work part time in this industry (44.7% fewer than all jobs average of 68.4%),showing there are many opportunities to work part time.
Beauty Services can also be supplied as contracted work. This is a generally flexible career path, with many options for different working hours including 9-5, weekends, evenings and out-of-hours work.
Source: *Job Outlook Government website ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average.
The data above shows the share of employment in percentage by age profile, when compared against all other occupations. Beauty Therapists are well represented in each age category, with the highest representation in the 25-34 age bracket, with around 38.9% of workers in this age group. 3.1% of Beauty Technicians are older than 55 while 4.4% are younger than age 19.
Source: *Job Outlook Government website ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average.
Beauty Professional Education Levels
Source: *Job Outlook Government website ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average.
Great Employment Prospects in Related Beauty industries
According to the Beauty Industry Analysis 2018 - Cost & Trends Report:
“The beauty industry is known to be resistant to economic downturns, even faring well during the GFC in 2008. While consumers tend to be more price conscious during those times, they do not stop spending. So in today’s environment of rising per capita incomes the beauty business is booming.”
“In 2016 the industry generated $56.2 billion. Hair care is the largest segment with 86,000 locations. Skincare is a close second and growing fast, expected to have revenue of almost $11 billion in 2019. This growth is being driven in part by a generally increasing awareness of the importance of skin care, but also specifically due to an increase in the market for men.”
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