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Shampooers
Personal Care and Service · SOC 39-5093
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$32,600
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
2,500
Proj. Annual Openings
8,070
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-6.6%/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 39-5093 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
- $32,600
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 2,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 2,894 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
SpeakingActive ListeningService OrientationMonitoringSocial Perceptiveness
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.
18.8%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI14.3%
AI ability · AIOE42%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne79%
Top Skills
1.Speaking
2.Active Listening
3.Service Orientation
4.Monitoring
5.Social Perceptiveness
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Shampoo and rinse customers' hair.
Common titles: Hair Assistant, Shampoo Assistant, Shampoo Person, Shampoo Technician, Shampooer, Stylist Assistant
Representative Tasks
- •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.
- •Maintain treatment records.
- •Assist hair stylists with chemical services, such as neutralizing perms and applying hair color.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Administer therapeutic massages.
- •Apply cleansing or conditioning agents to client hair, scalp, or skin.
- •Provide medical or cosmetic advice for clients.
- •Maintain client information or service records.
- •Apply solutions to hair for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes.
Tools & Technologies
Facebook · hotAppointment scheduling softwareEmail softwareInventory tracking softwareWeb browser software
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 39-5093: 2019 — employment: 12,120, median wage: $22,550; 2020 — employment: 8,310, median wage: $24,190; 2021 — employment: 9,560, median wage: $24,440; 2022 — employment: 7,480, median wage: $27,860; 2023 — employment: 7,360, median wage: $29,530; 2025 — employment: 8,070, median wage: $32,600.
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 | $32,600 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |