Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
Decription
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Manicurists and Pedicurists

High Risk
63%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
81%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
45%
(Moderate Risk)
Average: 63%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
22.4%
by year 2032
WAGES
$34,250
or $16.47 per hour
Volume
144,810
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
4.2/10

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Calculated automation risk

81% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

45% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 81% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Manicurists and Pedicurists will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Manicurists and Pedicurists' job openings is expected to rise 22.4% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Manicurists and Pedicurists' was $34,250, or $16 per hour

'Manicurists and Pedicurists' were paid 28.7% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 144,810 people employed as 'Manicurists and Pedicurists' within the United States.

This represents around 0.10% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Manicurists and Pedicurists'.

Job description

Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

SOC Code: 39-5092.00

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Comments

Angela (Low) 1 month ago
The nails being done themselves can be automated, but most, if not all, women getting their nails done only go to the girls they enjoy talking to.

You can't fake human interaction and platonic relationships, I think.
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NO THANKS (Low) 1 year ago
Yea as if I want a robot touching my hands and stuff.
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Andy B 1 year ago
I agree with Andrea S, the individuality of people, the shape etc. of their hands I find this hard to see how this can have such a high score for automation. Only time will tell I guess
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Andrea S (Uncertain) 3 years ago
Am a nail technician, what I do creating custom extensions are individual to the clients nails, also somewhat finicky to do, I doubt a robot could do it accurately though who knows, robots are getting better and better.
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