So many people post online that there is no money in esthetics. I don't know what that means exactly because every one's idea of money is different. There are so many varying degrees of estheticians, some work full-time jobs while others work a couple part-time esthetics jobs, and still others work one part-time esthetics job while working in another part-time career. In addition, each city has different pay scales for these jobs.
Let's face it, we are in a dismal economy at best, and frankly many careers have taken a financial beating. Unfortunately, esthetics like many other industries is a luxury that many people just can't afford right now. If you have a choice between getting a luxury facial or paying the electricity you will probably opt to keep your lights on.
This doesn't mean that people aren't getting facials, but we do have to be realistic at this point in our economy. Does it mean esthetics is a bad field to go into? Absolutely not? It depends on how much you love esthetics? I personally couldn't imagine a day without esthetics. I am obsessed with anything skin care related, but if you are just blah about the career well you might not want to take the risks. Any field we jump into has risks, there are the risks that we might not be good at; we might end up hating; and it might not make us a lot of money. Only you can decide if this field is right for you.
As I tell my students who submit questions, esthetics doesn't have to be just solely be skin care. I know a lot of students who have gone on to get their CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) certificates; nursing degrees; writing degrees etc. to expand their esthetics abilities. They use these other certificates to hone into other marketable areas of esthetics: medical field, writing for magazines, teaching etc.
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