Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

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Cosmetologists and barbers cut and style hair, color and treat it, and many offer skin or nail services. Many rent a chair or open their own salon or shop, so business skills matter as much as technique.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Entrepreneurship · Career and Technical

  Builds sales and marketing, which this job uses.

• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Chemistry · Science

  Builds chemistry, which this job uses.

• Sociology · Social Studies

  Builds how groups and cultures work, which this job uses.

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