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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR SALON?

1. Nail salon 58%
2. Full-service salon offering nails 31%
3. Mobile or home-based salon 3%
4. Day/hotel/destination spa 2%
5. School 2%
6. Other 4%

HOW OLD ARE YOU?*

• 25 or younger  . . . . . 7%
• 26-30 . . . . . 9%
• 31-35 . . . . . 11%
• 36-40 . . . . . 16%
• 41-45 . . . . . 17%
• 46-50 . . . . . 15%
• 51-55 . . . . . 10%
• 56-60 . . . . . 9%
• Over 60 . . . . . 6%

Which describes your family situation?

• Married with kids 48%
• Married with no kids 17%
• Unmarried with kids 19%
• Unmarried with no kids 16%

WHAT IS YOUR NATIONALITY?

Statistics manicurist in Regional

1. Alabama . . . . . . . . . . 1,574
2. Alaska . . . . . . . . . . 241
3. Arizona . . . . . . . . . . 2,313
4. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . 963
5. California . . . . . . . . . . 15,829
6. Colorado . . . . . . . . . . 2,015
7. Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . 1,862
8. Delaware . . . . . . . . . . 551
9. Dist. of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . 378
10. Florida . . . . . . . . . . 11,931
11. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 3,924
12. Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . 471
13. Idaho . . . . . . . . . . 628
14. Illinois . . . . . . . . . . 4.657
15. Indiana . . . . . . . . . . 1,731
16. Iowa . . . . . . . . . . 988
17. Kansas . . . . . . . . . . 998
18. Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . 1,428
19. Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . 1,785
20. Maine . . . . . . . . . . 376
21. Maryland . . . . . . . . . . 2,739
22. Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . 3,207
23. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . 3,300
24. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . 1,844
25. Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . 845
26. Missouri . . . . . . . . . . 2,900
27. Montana . . . . . . . . . . 432
28. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . 696
29. Nevada . . . . . . . . . . 1,847
30. New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . 551
31. New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . 5,156
32. New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . 757
33. New York . . . . . . . . . . 8,415
34. North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 3,776
35. North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . 238
36. Ohio . . . . . . . . . . 4,498
37. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . 2,033
38. Oregon . . . . . . . . . . 1,418
39. Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . 5,193
40. Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . 499
41. South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . 1,913
42. South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . 216
43. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . 2,281
44. Texas . . . . . . . . . . 10,846
45. Utah . . . . . . . . . . 829
46. Vermont . . . . . . . . . . 152
47. Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 2,939
48. Washington . . . . . . . . . . 2,618
49. West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 698
50. Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . 1,951
51. Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . 252

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO NAILS IN THE U.S.?

Good question. And the answer is, “It all depends on who you ask.” A drive through any town in the U.S. would lead you to believe that there are hundreds of thousands of nail salons in the U.S., practically one on every corner. But a glance through the records of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (the government agency that counts workers in all professions) would make you think that nail care was a growing, though still relatively small, career in the U.S.

But we do ultimately come up with these numbers, which are admittedly only estimates, though made with experience, solid data, and a fair amount of intuition. We pull data from four business lists, our own circulation list, online databases, the state boards of cosmetology (ironically, not always the best source for this information), and then we compare our survey data to these lists to come up with something that feels right.

The grand total number of active licenses in the U.S. that you see below (404,154) represents the best estimate of how many active licensees there are for nail care. We don’t believe that more than half of those licensed are actually practicing. For this reason, we don’t recommend dividing the number of nail techs by the number of salons to get a precise idea of salon staff size.

As always we love to hear from our readers who are interested in more data or additional insights into this data. We offer this information simply as one of many tools to help you understand and run your business.

404,154 active nail licenses in the U.S.

what is your ultimate goal as a nail tech?

• Opening your own salon . . . . . . . . . . 44%
• Starting a product line . . . . . . . . . . 16%
• Becoming an educator . . . . . . . . . . 16%
• Participating in competitions . . . . . . . . . . 4%
• Being on the cover of NAILS . . . . . . . . . . 7%
• I’ve already reached my ultimate goal . . . . . . . . . . 7%
• None of the above . . . . . . . . . . 6%

which of the following statements are true for you?

I have my own Facebook page . . . . . . . . . . 86%

My salon has its own Facebook page . . . . . . . . . . 60%

I have a Twitter account . . . . . . . . . . 85%

My salon has its own Twitter account . . . . . . . . . . 28%

I have a YouTube channel . . . . . . . . . . 81%

My salon has a YouTube channel . . . . . . . . . . 28%

I have a Pinterest board . . . . . . . . . . 92%

My salon has a Pinterest board . . . . . . . . . . 19%

I have an Instagram account . . . . . . . . . . 88%

My salon has an Instagram account . . . . . . . . . . 35%

I have a LinkedIn account . . . . . . . . . . 89%

My salon has a LinkedIn account . . . . . . . . . . 19%

I have my own Four Square page . . . . . . . . . . 51%

My salon has its own Four Square page . . . . . . . . . . 49%

I have a blog . . . . . . . . . . 62%

The salon has a blog . . . . . . . . . .  42%

TOP 5 MOBILE DEVICES NAIL TECHS USE IN US:

1. iPhone

2. iPad

3. Nokia Lumia

4. Samsung Galaxy

5. HTC

GROWING/ DECLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR NAIL TECHS

How long have you worked at your current salon?

between 1 and 2 years . . . . . 17%

between 2 and 3 years . . . . . 11%

between 3 and 4 years . . . . . 8%

between 4 and 5 years . . . . . 6%

between 5 and 6 years . . . . .  5%

between 6 and 7 years . . . . .  5%

between 7 and 8 years . . . . . 3%

between 8 and 9 years . . . . . 3%

10 years or more . . . . . 20%

How long have you worked at your current salon?

• Less than a year . . . . . . . . . . 22%
• between 1 and 2 years . . . . . 17%
• between 2 and 3 years . . . . . 11%
• between 3 and 4 years . . . . .  8%
• between 4 and 5 years . . . . .  6%
• between 5 and 6 years . . . . .  5%
• between 6 and 7 years . . . . .  5%
• between 7 and 8 years . . . . .  3%
• between 8 and 9 years . . . . .  3%
• 10 years or more . . . . . . . . . 20%

HOW FULL IS YOUR PERSONAL BOOK?

• I am booked nearly 100% of the time . . . . .  20%
• Between 80% and 99% of the time . . . . .  27%
• Between 50% and 79% . . . . .  23%
• Between 30% and 49% . . . . .  8%
• Less than 30% but not empty . . . . .  9%
• I’m just starting and building my book now . . . . .  13%

HOW MANY NAIL TECHNICIANS WORK AT THIS LOCATION (INCLUDING YOURSELF)?

• 43% : I am the ONLY nail technician working at this location
• 22% : 2 nail techs
• 12% : 3 nail techs
• 9%   : 4 nail techs
• 4%   : 5 nail techs
• 3%   : 6 nail techs
• 7%   : 7+ nail techs

Did you have another career before you started doing nails? 

YES : 63%

IF YOU DID HAVE ANOTHER CAREER BEFORE DOING NAILS, WHAT DID YOU DO?

• administration/clerical . . . . . 14%
• medical . . . . . 13%
• retail . . . . . 9%
• hospitality/food service . . . . . 7%
• accounting/bookkeeping/finance . . . . . 7%
• hairdresser/other cosmetology or beauty arts . . . . . 6%
• education . . . . . 6%
• general business management . . . . . 5%
• creative arts . . . . . 5%
• other . . . . . 4%
• customer service . . . . . 3%
• child care . . . . . 3%
• armed services/government work . . . . . 2%
• banking . . . . . 2%
• driver . . . . . 2%
• family business/freelance . . . . . 2%
• electrician/electronic engineer . . . . . 2%
• graphic artist . . . . . 2%
• law enforcement . . . . . 1%
• real estate . . . . . 1%
• factory work . . . . . 1%
• information technologies . . . . . 1%
• insurance . . . . . 1%
• travel industry . . . . . 1%
• human resources . . . . . 1%