Aesthetician: the Skin Care Specialist Career
How to become an Aesthetician
Aestheticians (also spelled "Esthetician") are skin care specialists. Aestheticians are people who like people and who get real pleasure out of helping others to look their best. Some professional beauty services that aestheticians perform are:
- Facials
- Full-body treatments
- Head and neck massages
- Hair removal
Many states require licenses for aestheticians. Typically, aestheticians complete short-term accredited training programs before applying for a license.
Like other cosmetology workers, aestheticians usually work in beauty salons or barbershops. The median annual earnings (including tips) for skin care specialists in 2004 were $24,010.
Aesthetician Licensing Requirements
You can find cosmetology career licensing requirements for U.S. states at BeautyTech.com.
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Sources:
1) Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 Edition; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.