Shampooers
Tasks Include:
- Massage, shampoo, and condition patron's hair and scalp to clean them and remove excess oil.
- Advise patrons with chronic or potentially contagious scalp conditions to seek medical treatment.
- Treat scalp conditions and hair loss, using specialized lotions, shampoos, or equipment such as infrared lamps or vibrating equipment.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +24.0%
National: +10.8%
Education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately Low ($17,000 - $27,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$27,860.00
State
$22,880.00
Regional
Shampooers
Description
Career Cluster: | Human Services |
Shampoo and rinse customers' hair.
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Education
Required Level of Education
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 67.55%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 18.35%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 13.05%
- Some College Courses = 1.05%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 54.68%
- None = 27.88%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 10.84%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 3.31%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 3.30%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 29.22%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 28.47%
- None = 15.09%
- Up to and including 1 month = 14.96%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10.84%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.81%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.61%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 58.70%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 20.58%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.84%
- None or short demonstration = 8.10%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.37%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.40%
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Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Massage, shampoo, and condition patron's hair and scalp to clean them and remove excess oil.
- Advise patrons with chronic or potentially contagious scalp conditions to seek medical treatment.
- Treat scalp conditions and hair loss, using specialized lotions, shampoos, or equipment such as infrared lamps or vibrating equipment.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Maintain treatment records.
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Special Requirements
D. Any barber or cosmetologist applicant having a minimum of two years experience in barbering or cosmetology in the United States armed forces and having provided documentation satisfactory to the board of that experience shall be eligible for the respective examination.
Required Fees:
The following fees apply: FEE TYPE
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AMOUNT DUE
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WHEN DUE
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Individuals:
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Application
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$55
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With application
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License by Endorsement
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$55
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With application
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Renewal:
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Barber
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$55
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With renewal card prior to expiration date
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Cosmetologist
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$55
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With renewal card prior to expiration date
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Nail technician
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$55
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With renewal card prior to expiration date
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Reinstatement
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$55
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With reinstatement application
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Instructors:
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Application
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$60
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With application
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License by Endorsement
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$60
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With application
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Renewal
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$60
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With renewal card prior to expiration date
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Reinstatement
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$60
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With reinstatement application
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Facilities:
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Application
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$90
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With application
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Renewal
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$90
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With renewal card prior to expiration date
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Reinstatement
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$90
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With reinstatement application
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Schools:
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Application
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$120
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With application
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Add Program
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$60
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With application
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Renewal
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$120
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With reinstatement application
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Reinstatement
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$120
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With renewal card prior to expiration date
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For More Information, Contact:
BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 400
Richmond, Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (80.4) .8509
http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/BarberCosmo/
[email protected]
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Additional Resources
A list of licensed training schools and licensing requirements for cosmetologists can be obtained from:
National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
901 North Stuart St.
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203-1816
http://www.naccas.org
Information about a career in cosmetology is available from:
National Cosmetology Association
401 N. Michigan Ave.
22nd floor
Chicago, IL 60611
http://www.salonprofessionals.org
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Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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80.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
77.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
55.50 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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56.25 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
53.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
59.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
53.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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69.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
66.25 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
63.25 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
57.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
57.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
56.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
54.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
54.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
54.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
53.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
51.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
51.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
50.00 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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78.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
78.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
77.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
77.50 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
77.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
77.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
74.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
73.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
72.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
71.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
69.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
67.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
67.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
63.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
56.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
55.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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61.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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99.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
98.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
95.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
94.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
92.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
91.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
90.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
89.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
88.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
87.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
82.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
80.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
77.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
72.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
68.40 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
67.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
66.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
63.20 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
60.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
59.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
57.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
56.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
54.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
53.20 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
50.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
49.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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United States | $21,430.00 | $27,860.00 | $30,190.00 |
Virginia | $22,880.00 | $22,880.00 | $25,540.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $23,914.36 | $23,914.36 | $24,428.60 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $23,914.36 | $24,268.68 | $27,098.06 |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 21,200 | 23,500 | +10.8% |
Virginia | 791 | 981 | +24.0% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Apprentice Cosmetologist
- Apprentice Stylist
- Assistant Hairstylist
- Cosmetologist
- Hair Assistant
- Hair Designer
- Hair Stylist
- Hairdresser
- Scalp Treatment Operator
- Scalp Treatment Specialist
- Shampoo Assistant
- Shampoo Person
- Shampoo Technician
- Shampooer
- Stylist Assistant
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Related Schools
- Allegiance Beauty School
- Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School
- Asher Institute of Hampton
- Avi Career Training
- Crown Cutz Academy Bristol
- Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center
- Empire Beauty School-Midlothian
- Empire Beauty School-Newport News
- Empire Beauty School-Richmond
- Empire Beauty School-Virginia Beach
- Kenny's Beauty Academy
- Luckes Beauty Academy LLC
- Paul Mitchell the School-Roanoke
- Paul Mitchell the School-Tysons Corner
- Paul Mitchell the School-Woodbridge
- Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School
- Staunton School of Cosmetology
- Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy
- Tomorrow's Image Barber And Beauty Academy of Virginia
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