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About 14,500 skincare specialist positions open each year, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics attributes most of them to replacing people who leave the field rather than to new roles being created. That is good news for a new graduate: the jobs are there and they turn over steadily. Your license qualifies you for them. ... Read Full Article

Esthetician license renewal works differently in every state, and the differences are larger than most licensees expect. Illinois runs a two-year cycle with 10 continuing education hours. Indiana requires no continuing education at all. Wisconsin dropped its requirement in 2017. What all three share is a fixed statewid ... Read Full Article

Beauty school is the umbrella term for licensed beauty education, covering specialized programs like cosmetology, esthetics, barber, and nail technology. Each program combines classroom instruction with hands-on training and leads to a state licensing exam. A cosmetology school in particular trains across hair, skin, a ... Read Full Article

Yes. FAFSA covers cosmetology school as long as the school is accredited and approved for federal student aid. Cosmetology is a career program, not a traditional degree, but that does not disqualify it. As long as your school participates in federal student aid programs, you can use the Free Application for Federal Stu ... Read Full Article

Esthetician school takes 750 hours in Illinois and Indiana, or 600 hours in Wisconsin, which most full-time students complete in about 5 to 6 months at Tricoci University. The exact timeline depends on your state's required training hours and whether you attend full time or part time. Esthetician programs are shorter t ... Read Full Article

Illinois estheticians earn a median of $45,330 per year, above the national median of $41,560 for skincare specialists. That figure covers base pay alone. Tips, commissions, and retail bonuses stack on top, and the number moves with where you work, what you specialize in, and how many hours you put in. For students wei ... Read Full Article