ELMI Occupation Report for Manicurists and Pedicurists

United States - 2020
Industry	Percent of total
Personal and laundry services	63%
Self-employed workers	35%
Accommodation	1%
Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	1%
General merchandise stores	0%
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Knowledge

People in this career often know a lot about:
Customer and Personal Service Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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Skills

People in this career often have these skills:
Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Interests

People in this career often prefer these work environments:
Realistic Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Enterprising Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Social Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
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Work Styles

People in this career will do well at jobs that need:
Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Self-Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
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Other Resources

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Projected Employment

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Education and Experience:

Typical education needed for entry Postsecondary non-degree award
Work experience in a related occupation None
Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency None
Based on BLS Education and Training Classifications

Job Zone

Some Preparation Needed
Specific Vocational Preparation Range (4.0 to < 6.0) - A typical worker will require over 3 months up to and including 1 year of training to achieve average performance in this occupation.
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Education Level

How much education do most people in this career have?
Education level		Percent of U.S. Workers
Doctoral or professional degree or post-MA certificate		0%
Master's degree or post-BA certificate		0%
Bachelor's degree		0%
Associate's degree		0%
Certificate or some college, no degree		15%
High school diploma or equivalent		49%
Less than high school diploma		36%
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Licensing

Vermont may require an occupational license:

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Abilities

People in this career often have talent in:
Near Vision The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Arm-Hand Steadiness The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Finger Dexterity The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Manual Dexterity The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Work Activities

In general, what you might do:
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
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Detailed Work Activities

What you might do in a day:
Clean tools or equipment.
Treat nails by shaping, decorating, or augmenting.
Maintain client information or service records.
Maintain supply or equipment inventories.
Schedule appointments.
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Tasks

On the job, you would:
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.
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