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Elaine Steven Beauty College offers lifetime job placement assistance to all graduates*. As a student, you will receive both group instruction and one-on-one career advising as you near graduation. Here is a sampling of the business and career development classes offered as a regular part of the senior curriculum for all students:

Opening a Salon Operating a Successful Salon Designing Your Dream Salon Seeking Employment & Job Readiness Completing Employment Applications Resume Development The Employment Interview Developing a Portfolio

On the Job (Professional Relationships) Developing a Personal Budget Math in the Beauty Salon Payroll Deductions and Taxes Compensation Packages Missouri State Laws of Cosmetology State Board Exam Preparation Workshops State Board Practice Exams

In addition, one-on-one career advising is offered to all students in our
Career Services Office. Some of the services offered are:

Assessment, Tutoring and Individual Education Plans. Job Placement Assistance, through our solid relationships with St. Louis area employers. Resume consulting Professional Image Consulting Confidential student referrals through our Support Services Resource Directory State Board Exam Scheduling and Application Processing Annual Full Cap & Gown Graduation Ceremony

*NACCAS prohibits accredited schools from guaranteeing job placement.

The following has been excerpted from a press release from the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences, www.naccas.org:

New Cosmetology Job Demand Survey Results Released For Missouri

ARLINGTON, VA Under the direction of Mark Gross; CEO, NACCAS recently commissioned Dr. Lawrence Rudner of the University of Maryland to independently conduct a new study of cosmetology job demand within professional salons and salon chains.

This NACCAS Job Demand Survey research has provided the only qualitative research data available on cosmetology careers, earnings potential, employment options and the moving trends of our licensed salon and spa professionals. This new research has become the largest and most comprehensive salon industry survey to ever validate future salon industry trends by analyzing both the current and the future needs for cosmetologists as well as their job opportunities here in the United States. The research involved 6,177 salons responding to a national random sample of all salons stratified to represent every state and region in the country. These surveys asked salon owners to report on the previous year as well as their plans for the future.

66% of Missouri salon professionals work full-time, 24% are part-time (20 to 35 hours) and 10% are low-time with less than 20 hours worked per week. Based on a typical 50% commission structure, the average income for Missouri salon professionals is $18.08 per hour, or $30,000 to $50,000 per year. By this latest research, the average yearly full-time salaries were $53,150 for salon owners and $36,100 for all other salon professionals across the USA. The exciting news is that salon earning power keeps improving!

More than ever before, the salon industry is in a state of crisis to find qualified salon professionals, as American consumer's needs and demands rapidly rise for professional, image-oriented and relaxing hair. skin, nail, and spa services. The salon industry in Missouri is a job-seekers market today, with over 56% of the salon owners reporting at least one or two job openings available immediately. Today, the growing salon industry offers a dramatically unique `zero unemployment’ factor – needing many more new salon professionals than we can supply. Across the nation, 76% of salon owners responded that when they tried to fill open salon positions, they were not always able to find qualified and licensed applicants.

The Missouri Challenge! This new ‘NACCAS Job Demand Survey’ statistically shows the positive aspects of careers in cosmetology, proving that an extreme shortage of professional hairstylists, nail technicians and estheticians exists here in Missouri. Exciting new careers in cosmetology are now more beautiful than ever before!

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