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%