Services offered by Estheticians cannot be sold on the internet or outsourced.

US News & World Report had this to say in a recent article about best careers for a changing job landscape: "Meanwhile, society has been telling high school students that college is the way, so there's an accelerating shortage of skilled people in jobs that don't require college. (Why else do you think you have to pay $100 an hour for a plumber?) "The four non-college careers we added would be rewarding even to many college graduates, especially because college grads are likely to stand out against the competition. Those added careers are: biomedical equipment technician, firefighter, hairstylist/cosmetologist (hair, nails, skin), and locksmith/security system technician."

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, employment of skin care specialists is expected to grow 25% from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations.   

Within the United States alone, in next ten years 20 million baby boomer women will experience menopause and in their search for anti-aging treatments, turn their attention to the skin care market.

Thanks to baby boomers, the sale of anti aging skin is booming despite the bad economy. According to a report in Consumer Affairs.com, during 2008, sales of anti-aging skincare products rose to over $1.6 billion. Experts agree that baby boomer's wish to remain as young looking as possible for as long as possible will drive this growth 20% through 2013.

The market for anti-aging skincare has experienced robust growth during 2003-08, according to the Mintel Report. Anti-aging products have been driving sales in the facial skincare market overall.

Information supplied by NACCAS (National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences) - Job Demand Survey in the Cosmetology Industry conducted December, 2007:

The salon & spa industry employs 1,682,641 individuals nationally. Salon owners reported 484,660 openings were filled during 2006 - nearly 40% of all new positions were filled by inexperienced workers (newly licensed). Nationally there is a 18.3% growth in number of salons and spas opening during the past three years. 58% of salon owners classified their salons as a full-service salon. 25% of Salon employees leave each year with plans to open their own salon.

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