Personal Care
Manicurists & Pedicurists
SOC 39-5092
Care for and decorate clients' nails and hands.
The job
Median pay
$36k
$34k to $42k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+9.2% projected
Openings a year
22k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary plus license
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
25/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
59th pct
More exposed than 59% of occupations · modeled estimate · 7th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
55/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 39,210 | 2.2 | 2.2× | $37k |
| New York | 19,710 | 2.0 | 2.1× | $35k |
| New Jersey | 11,520 | 2.7 | 2.7× | $36k |
| Pennsylvania | 9,610 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $28k |
| Washington | 5,570 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $50k |
| Texas | 5,340 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $34k |
| Massachusetts | 4,660 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $35k |
| Connecticut | 4,490 | 2.6 | 2.7× | $35k |
| Florida | 4,470 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $38k |
| Virginia | 4,230 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $37k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 3,970 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $37k |
| Ohio | 3,680 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $36k |
| Minnesota | 3,260 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Illinois | 2,470 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $37k |
| Arizona | 2,440 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $35k |
| Wisconsin | 2,350 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $37k |
| Louisiana | 2,210 | 1.1 | 1.2× | $28k |
| Oregon | 2,210 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Maryland | 2,080 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $37k |
| North Carolina | 1,900 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $35k |
| Georgia | 1,710 | 0.3 | 0.4× | $27k |
| Missouri | 1,630 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Kansas | 1,510 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $31k |
| Tennessee | 1,200 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $35k |
| Utah | 1,150 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $29k |
| Michigan | 1,020 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $37k |
| Nevada | 1,020 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $42k |
| Alabama | 920 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $30k |
| Delaware | 780 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $31k |
| South Carolina | 710 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $34k |
| New Mexico | 695 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $26k~ |
| Washington DC | 550 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $37k~ |
| Mississippi | 520 | 0.4 | 0.5× | $37k |
| Indiana | 510 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $36k |
| Rhode Island | 496 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $35k~ |
| New Hampshire | 490 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $35k |
| Oklahoma | 480 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $31k |
| Nebraska | 310 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $57k |
| Wyoming | 278 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $33k~ |
| North Dakota | 270 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $33k |
| South Dakota | 250 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Kentucky | 240 | 0.1 | 0.1× | $45k |
| Arkansas | 230 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $28k |
| Maine | 200 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $49k |
| Iowa | 190 | 0.1 | 0.1× | $45k |
| Alaska | 180 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Idaho | 160 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $35k |
| West Virginia | 120 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $38k |
| Montana | 110 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $34k |
| Vermont | 100 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $38k~ |
| Hawaii | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1× | $61k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ24,390 jobs · $35k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA15,050 jobs · $37k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD7,320 jobs · $31k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,750 jobs · $35k median
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4,180 jobs · $37k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,040 jobs · $42k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,780 jobs · $35k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA3,610 jobs · $51k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Manicurists & Pedicurists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.