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Personal Care and Service jobs: what they pay

$41,070avg. a year
$19.74 an hour · 3,255,790 employed in the U.S.

National average and median pay for 32 personal care and service jobs, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Open a job to see pay in every state and large metro area.

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Average annual U.S. pay, May 2025

32 personal care and service jobs

JobAvg. payMedianJobs
Childcare Workers$35,030$34,980518,910
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$32,640$32,150397,830
Recreation Workers$38,520$36,560331,490
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$52,420$47,160322,930
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$43,960$35,790305,710
Animal Caretakers$37,300$35,360266,910
Manicurists and Pedicurists$38,570$35,760152,770
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$33,080$32,910121,770
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$52,360$48,590114,110
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$53,550$48,560103,190
Residential Advisors$43,990$42,24084,760
Gambling Dealers$42,550$34,32083,910
Skincare Specialists$51,850$45,33072,890
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$40,120$41,60060,420
Tour and Travel Guides$43,720$38,12053,500
Concierges$42,510$38,95049,240
Funeral Attendants$37,190$35,68031,090
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$38,570$37,08028,510
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$64,830$63,82026,010
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$58,160$55,01025,100
Animal Trainers$47,020$39,99018,770
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$38,460$36,30015,560
Barbers$47,070$38,21015,000
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$41,380$36,31014,140
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$36,450$34,9808,950
Shampooers$31,980$32,6008,070
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$34,980$32,6407,060
Costume Attendants$63,440$50,4006,510
Embalmers$58,390$58,7803,890
Crematory Operators$45,670$43,6502,970
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$102,240$97,1502,340
Motion Picture Projectionists$51,480$38,2701,480

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Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
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Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.