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Most people do it for the money

voska 7th Aug 2007

There is money to be had in hair dressing. $100 or more an hour plus tips isn't bad considering that hair dressers need only take a 5 month couse then put X amount of hours apprenticing before they can run their own salons where they get 100% of the profits and get the profits from product sales to boot.

Hair dressers on commision don't make as much. They get commision at 40% most often. So that $100 per hour they only see $40 and out of the $40 comes the cost of product. What remains is still pretty good. $25-$30 is better than minimum wage. Of course if they aren't good at their job they won't get many clients. Also so would working in shop that has few clients and little chance for walk ins.

Seems to me like a job to get into for the money. You won't be out much getting into the career. Not like getting a post secondary education to be a tech and putting in the grunt time for low pay to get the experience.

I know a bit about hair dressing as my wife was a Hair dresser and she quit to become a book keeper for less pay per hour but better hours. Hours such as weekends off and evenings off.