Salary of a Laser Hair Removal Technician in Texas

The personal grooming and laser hair removal businesses is growing.

The responsibilities of a laser hair removal technician include evaluating the skin of a client, conferring with a doctor or other supervisor to develop the best treatment plan and applying laser treatment for hair removal. In Texas, laser hair removal falls into the second highest income bracket of the cosmetic industry.

Salary

The Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies laser hair removal technicians under "Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists." As of May 2010, in Texas, employees under that category earned a mean hourly wage of $12.35 with an average annual salary of $25,590. BLS multiplies the mean hourly wage by an average full-time hour figure of 2,080 hours to calculate the annual wage.

Comparison

Texas laser hair removal technicians earn an annual wage between $25,490 and $26,690. Texas employees in the industry fall under the second highest income bracket in the cosmetology industry after District of Columbia, Hawaii, Washington, Vermont and South Carolina, which have an income bracket of $29,1670 to 37,680. In Texas, the cities of Houston, Sugar Land and Baytown are the metro areas with the highest level of employment in this occupation, according to BLS.

Salary Outlook

As of November 2011, according to Indeed.com, a search engine for job listings, the average salary for a laser hair removal technician in Texas increased to about $35,000. According to Education-Portal.com, a website for information on education, the job outlook for certified laser technicians appears favorable as demand for personal care services increases.

Industry Outlook

Due to the baby-boom generation's demand for anti-aging treatments, occupations in health care, including skin care specialists such as laser hair removal technicians, are expected to see growth. BLS projects a 38 percent growth in job opportunities for skin-care specialists, including laser hair removal technicians, between 2008 and 2018. In most states, including Texas, under cosmetology and medical law restrictions, cosmetologists limit those technicians with basic laser training to specific treatments.

References

• BLS.gov: Personal Care and Service Occupations
• BLS.gov: Occupational Employment Statistics
• Education-Portal.com: Cosmetic Laser Technician: Job Duties and Requirements for Becoming a Cosmetic Laser Technician
• Indeed.com: Laser Hair Removal Technician Salary in Texas
• BLS.gov: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Editio
• Education-Portal.com: Certified Laser Technician Education Requirements

Resources

• Cosmetology; Ferguson Publishing