Cosmetology

Cost: $16,765
Length: 50 weeks
Working 6 months later: Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Job ads may call this: Stylist · Beautician · Hairdresser · Hairstylist

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Keep work stations clean and sanitize tools, such as scissors and combs.
Bleach, dye, or tint hair, using applicator or brush.
Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers' instructions, hair type, and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors.
Schedule client appointments.

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Update and maintain customer information records, such as beauty services provided.
Demonstrate and sell hair care products and cosmetics.

Typical pay in California: $39,639per yearOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA: $37,394
Projected openings: 68,190Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA: 870
Projected change: +7.3%
Usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 43% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.

No high school diploma: 6%
High school diploma: 43%
Started college, no degree: 30%
Two-year degree: 12%
Four-year degree: 7%
Master's degree: 1%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.4%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job. It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.

Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Makeup Artist (MUA) · Hair and Makeup Designer · Prosthetic Makeup Designer · Special Makeup Effects Artist

Clean supplies such as makeup brushes.
Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.
Apply makeup to enhance or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies.
Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene.

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Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect.
Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers to determine desired effects.
Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics.

Typical pay in California: $144,438per year
Projected openings: 2,590
Projected change: +12.5%
Usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award

California publishes no separate figure for this job in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA. The statewide figures above are the only ones there are.

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 35% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.

No high school diploma: 6%
High school diploma: 35%
Started college, no degree: 28%
Two-year degree: 10%
Four-year degree: 14%
Master's degree: 6%
Doctorate or professional degree: 1%

It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.

Manicurists and Pedicurists

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Manicurist · Pedicurist · Nail Technician (Nail Tech)

Clean and sanitize tools and work environment.
Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush.
Maintain supply inventories and records of client services.
Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, or emery boards.

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Prepare nail cuticles with water and oil, using cuticle knives to push back cuticles and scissors or nippers to trim cuticles.
Prepare customers' nails in soapy water, using swabs, files, and orange sticks.
Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs.

Typical pay in California: $37,558per yearOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA: $35,121
Projected openings: 65,240Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA: 1,140
Projected change: +10%
Usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: High school diploma — 39% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.

No high school diploma: 29%
High school diploma: 39%
Started college, no degree: 17%
Two-year degree: 7%
Four-year degree: 8%
Master's degree: 1%
Doctorate or professional degree: 0.2%

It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

A program that generally prepares individuals to cut trim and style scalp facial and body hair apply cosmetic preparations perform manicures and pedicures massage the head and extremities and prepare for practice as licensed cosmetologists in specialized or full-service salons. Includes instruction in hair cutting and styling manicuring pedicuring facial treatments shampooing chemical applications esthetics shop management sanitation and safety customer service and applicable professional and labor laws and regulations.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

America`s Job Center of California OxnardComprehensive center
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675)
2901 N. Ventura RoadThird FloorOxnard, CA 93036-1150about 3.9 miles away
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Has a veterans' representative
America`s Job Center of California - Simi ValleyAffiliate site
Phone: 805-648-WORK (9675) or toll-free at 833-810-9675
2900 N. Madera Rd.County of Ventura Human Services Center Suite 100Simi Valley, CA 93065about 22.7 miles away
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

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