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Manicurists and Pedicurists
Personal Care and Service · SOC 39-5092
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$35,760
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
20,300
Proj. Annual Openings
152,770
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+5.3%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 39-5092 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 45/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $35,760
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 20,300
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +7.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 0
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 29,217 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationReading Comprehension
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure2.1%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
24.2%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI8.3%
AI ability · AIOE64.4%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne95%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Social Perceptiveness
4.Service Orientation
5.Reading Comprehension
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
2
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#605 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.
Common titles: Manicurist, Nail Technician (Nail Tech), Pedicurist
Representative Tasks
- •Clean and sanitize tools and work environment.
- •Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush.
- •Maintain supply inventories and records of client services.
- •Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, or emery boards.
- •Prepare nail cuticles with water and oil, using cuticle knives to push back cuticles and scissors or nippers to trim cuticles.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Clean tools or equipment.
- •Treat nails by shaping, decorating, or augmenting.
- •Maintain client information or service records.
- •Maintain supply or equipment inventories.
- •Schedule appointments.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotAknaf ADVANTAGE Salon Software and Spa SoftwareAppointment SearchAppointmentQuest Online Appointment SchedulerCustomer information databasesDaySmart Software Appointment-PlusDaySmart Software Salon Iris
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.6%
Avg AI Exposure
11
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 39-5092: 2019 — employment: 111,780, median wage: $25,770; 2020 — employment: 73,010, median wage: $27,870; 2021 — employment: 120,540, median wage: $29,210; 2022 — employment: 138,020, median wage: $31,130; 2023 — employment: 144,810, median wage: $34,250; 2025 — employment: 152,770, median wage: $35,760.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 52% Bright |
| Median Salary | $35,760 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |