Esthetician Careers: Find Your Skincare Passion at Work
The Clinical Medical Assisting diploma program at Blue Cliff College teaches students the skills necessary to provide medical and administrative services in healthcare settings.
Here, we’ll talk about what estheticians do, how much they earn, and how Blue Cliff College can help you enter this exciting career.
What Estheticians Do?
Estheticians focus on the health, wellness, and beauty of skin. Upon earning their license, esthetician graduates can provide a wealth of services, including facials, makeup application, exfoliation and in-depth cleansing, and temporary and permanent hair removal. With additional training, they can also apply and remove artificial eyelashes.
Many estheticians are generalists, providing nearly any skincare treatment a client wants. However, some choose to specialize. Some popular esthetics careers are:
Facial Specialist
Facial specialists analyze clients’ skin and provide various types of facials for relaxation, hydration, cleansing, exfoliation, and other purposes. Treatments may include hydrating facials, peels, facial massage, and clinical skincare procedures. Some opt to offer similar treatments to client’s backs as well.
Makeup Artist
Clients may visit makeup artists for special events like weddings or proms, but they may also use such services for family photos, date nights, or a treat. Some makeup artists go into the arts, creating looks for theatre, movies, or advertising.
Medical Esthetician
Medical estheticians can provide all the services a traditional esthetician does, but they focus on helping people with skin conditions or damage. They might work in salons or spas but can often be found at medspas or even in medical clinics. In addition to providing skincare services, some offer makeup applications for clients who want to cover up skin damage with cosmetics.
Hair Removal Technician
Estheticians are trained to remove hair via waxing, threading, or cosmetic preparations.
More Jobs in Esthetics
There are many skincare specialties available to estheticians! Just a few others are:
- Cosmetics or skincare product sales
- Tanning services
- Spa management or ownership
- Beauty supply company owner
Where Estheticians Work
You might find an esthetician any place beauty or paramedical services are offered. Estheticians may work at these workplace settings, either for an employer or for themselves:
- Salons and spas
- Medspas or medical facilities
- Nursing homes, rehab centers, and assisted living facilities
- Department stores
- Cosmetics companies
- Mobile beauty services
Esthetician Salary
As of 2023, the median salary for estheticians nationwide is $43,200 per year ($20.77 per hour).
Job Demand for Estheticians
Esthetics is a fast-growing field, with the number of jobs expected to climb by 10% between 2023 and 2033, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s far faster than the average expectation across fields, which is only 4%.
Is an Esthetics Career Right for Me?
If you have a passion for helping people glow and feel their best, a career as an esthetician may be right for you. Successful estheticians are great with people, comfortable with physical contact, and detail-oriented.
Blue Cliff College Career Development Services
Here at Blue Cliff College, our mission and philosophy revolve around the values of commitment, competency, and career. Our Esthetics program is no exception and it includes coursework about finding, securing, and flourishing in an esthetician job.
Plus, we offer career development services outside of the classroom. You can get help with resume writing, interviewing, skills marketing, and more through our career services department. Learn more about our career services.
(Though we assist students in their career journey, Blue Cliff College does not guarantee employment upon graduation.)
Learn How to Become an Esthetician at Blue Cliff College
At Blue Cliff College, we offer a 780-hour Esthetics diploma program at all of our Louisiana locations. Your classes and hands-on practice meet the state’s licensure standards, meaning graduates are eligible to sit for their licensure test. During your time at our school, you’ll get to attend lectures, collaborate with classmates, and practice your skills in our on-site salon.
