Job Prospects

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• Job prospects for Hairdressers are good.
• Employment for Hairdressers to 2014-15 is expected to grow moderately. Employment in this very large occupation (59 700 in November 2009) rose moderately in the past five years, and remained relatively steady in the long-term (ten years).
• Hairdressers have a relatively low proportion of full-time jobs (58.8 per cent). For Hairdressers working full-time, average weekly hours are 38.8 (compared to 41.3 for all occupations) and earnings are low - in the first decile. Unemployment for Hairdressers is below average.
• Hairdressers are employed across several industries including: Other Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Education and Training; and Accommodation and Food Services.
• The (internet) vacancy level for Hairdressers is high. The proportion of workers leaving the occupation (and needing to be replaced) is 10.6 per cent (annually) compared to the average for all occupations of 13.1 per cent.
• The mix of industries employing Hairdressers is not favourable for employment growth prospects.

Key Indicators

The graph shows 12 key indicators for this occupation - employment size, full-time share of employment, earnings, unemployment, historical employment growth (long-term, medium term and short-term), future employment growth, mix of industries, job openings.