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This page is designed to provide industry education on the beauty and grooming industry

Understanding your industry begins with beauty and barbering industry education

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Industry Education

Salon Culture

Beyond the Basics

Salon Culture

The beauty and barbering industry is more than the work performed behind the chair. It is a complex workforce made up of different business models, employment arrangements, education and training systems, regulations, professional organizations, and worker institutions.
 

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Beauty and Barbering Training

Embarking on a beauty career is an exciting journey! Compare school-based training and apprenticeships to find what fits your goals.

Beyond the Chair’s Industry Education Hub helps you learn how the industry works, why it is structured the way it is, and what you may not have been taught in beauty school.

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Salon Chairs Setup

Salon Business Models

Understand how booth rent, commission, cooperative, and employee-based salons structure pay, risk, and ownership.

Learn how trade associations, unions, guilds, and other institutions influence standards, resources, and representation.

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Industry Institutions

Learn how trade associations, unions, guilds, and other institutions influence standards, resources, and representation.

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Industry Institutions

Learn how trade associations, unions, guilds, and other institutions influence standards, resources, and representation.

Business Presentation

See how licensing, state boards, legislation, and advocacy shape the rules—plus, understand your rights as a professional.

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Regulation & Advocacy 

Where to find esthetician training programs

Understand Your Industry

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Industry Institutions

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Regulation & Advocacy

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