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Esthetician (50% DE)

International College of Beauty Arts & Sciences · Los Angeles, CA

Cost
$12,945
Length
16 weeks
Working 6 months later
58%

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

People enrolled
148
Finished the program
93%Based on 181 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
58%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
$7,800A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.

The job 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.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Skincare Specialists

Job ads may call this: Facialist · Esthetician · Aesthetician · Electrologist

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

  • Sterilize equipment and clean work areas.
  • Cleanse clients' skin with water, creams, or lotions.
  • Demonstrate how to clean and care for skin properly and recommend skin-care regimens.
  • Determine which products or colors will improve clients' skin quality and appearance.
  • Keep records of client needs and preferences and the services provided.
Typical pay in California
$39,752per year
Projected openings
23,330
Projected change
+9.9%
Usually needs
Postsecondary non-degree award

California publishes no separate figure for this job in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD. 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.

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: Started college, no degree — 37% 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
2%
High school diploma
26%
Started college, no degree
37%
Two-year degree
16%
Four-year degree
15%
Master's degree
3%
Doctorate or professional degree
1%

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.

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Instruction and practical operations covering all practices of a cosmetician, technical instruction shall mean instruction by demonstration, lecture classroom participation, or examination. Practical operation shall mean the actual performance by the student of a complete service on another person. Please not 170 hours will be devoted to clinic/theory experience which shall include all phases of being a cosmetician. Such technical instruction and practical operations shall include: disinfection and sanitation, eyebrow arch - tweezing, Facials: eyebrow arch - wax, manual, makeup, electrical corrective make to include eyelash application, chemical depilatories.

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

  • Verdugo Jobs CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 818- 937-8000

    1255 South Central AvenueGlendale, CA 91204about 1.4 miles away

    Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - :5:00 pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Hollywood WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-454-6100

    4311 Melrose AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90029about 2.7 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Northeast Los Angeles WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-539-2000

    342 North San Fernando RoadGoodwill Southern California - LA CampusLos Angeles, CA 90031about 3.1 miles away

    Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm

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.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →