Hospitality & Personal · SOC 39-5012
Cuts, styles and treats hair.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: Resilient — manual, personal, relationship-driven service.
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$58,000 median pay
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Hairdresser / Cosmetologist is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Hairdresser / Cosmetologist is 13/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
13 out of 100. It blends a Frey & Osborne automation probability of 11% with an estimated LLM task-exposure of 15%.
Most exposed: Booking and reminders, Product recommendations. Harder to automate: Cutting and styling, Consultation and client relationships.
Lean into Advanced techniques, Client building, Small-business skills. Consider roles such as Salon owner or Specialist colorist.
AI Fear Score blends Frey & Osborne (2013) automation probability with an LLM task-exposure estimate (after Eloundou et al., 2023). Pay/employment are approximate BLS figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.