WHICH TITLE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR POSITION?

• Salon owner (doing nails) 34.7%
• Nail technician/booth renter 22.5%
• Nail technician/employee 14.4%
• Student/apprentice 9.5%
• Salon manager/nail dept. manager (doing nails) 4.9%
• Salon manager/nail dept. manager (not doing nails) 1.8%
• Salon owner (not doing nails) 5.2%
• Cosmetologist 7.0%

ETHNICITY

One of the most fascinating aspects of the professional nail industry is its ethnic diversity, especially the dominance of one particular ethnic the group: the Vietnamese. See page 42 for more details about specific demographics. 

Vietnamese ….. 40%
Caucasian ….. 37%
African-American ….. 10%
Hispanic ….. 10%
Korean ….. 2%
Other ….. 1%

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

• 25 or younger . . . . . 9.1%
• 26-30 . . . . . 14.8%
• 31-35 . . . . . 20.6%
• 36-40 . . . . . 18.9%
• 41-45 . . . . . 14.5%
• 46-50 . . . . . 10.9%
• Over 50 . . . . . 11.2%

GENDER: 4% male & 96% female

HOME LIFE

• Married with kids . . . . . 54.6%
• Unmarried with kids . . . . . 13.8%
• Married with no kids . . . . . 12.8%
• Unmarried with no kids . . . . . 18.8%

WHAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ?

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

• New England/Mid-Atlantic 23.1%
• North Central . . . . . 17.8%
• South Atlantic . . . . . 23.6%
• South Central . . . . . 13.7%
• Mountain . . . . . 6.3%
• Pacific Coast . . . . .  12.5%
• International . . . . . 3.0%

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING NAILS?

• One year or less . . . . . 23.2%
• 2-3 years . . . . . 16.4%
• 4-5 years . . . . . 10.3%
• 6-7 years . . . . . 7.7%
• 8-9 years . . . . . 5.2%
• 10+ years . . . . . 37.2%