Let's face it, the economy is not great by any means and estheticians around the country are feeling the effects. Esthetics is a luxury business so the first thing to go in a customer's wallet are beauty services. If they need to pay the phone bill, that $75.00 facial or $45.00 hair cut is no longer a priority. When the economy is tough people start to figure out ways of cutting out beauty services.
Does that mean you should drop your esthetics courses? Absolutely not, it does not mean that at all. Most careers are adversely affected by this economy right now. So, what do you do when you love esthetics and you want to get that certificate, but you are afraid of how the economy will affect your future? It depends on your circumstances, but in an ideal world it would be optimal to get your esthetics license while pursuing another career path too. It can be something related to esthetics or not, but have a back-up-plan. Here are some career options that go well with esthetics:
(1) CMA-Certified Medical Assistant-think about combining your esthetics with this to work for a dermatologist
(2) Nursing-again you can combine this one with esthetics.
(3) Marketing Degree-combine esthetics with a sales/marketing degree to work as a product sales/store promoter for a product line, or even a store manager.
(4) Technical Writing Degree-can combine with esthetics and write training manuals.
(5) Cosmetology-while still technically in the beauty field, if you have both degrees you increase your chances of making money.
(6) Science/Chemistry-work on product development teams-who do you think creates this awesome products we use in esthetics?
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