Parents' FAQ

Today, becoming a hairstylist means working in a Red Seal Certified trade, in an industry that can’t be offshored, and is expected to grow 31% in the next decade.

What are the advantages of careers in beauty and wellness?

• Less time studying, more time gaining skills

  • 4-year degree programs require a significant amount of time, often with a high cost and minimal hands-on experience. The much-lower tuition and time to graduate from cosmetology school means beauty-industry graduates enter the job market in half the time (or less) than their peers in academic programs, and with significantly less debt.

• Stability & demand in the industry

  • The beauty industry supports 2.2 million direct and indirect jobs, generates $103.9 billion in sales, pays $37.7 billion in wages and contributes $3.7 billion in income taxes.*

    Professional beauty licensing is essential to the health of the economy and the health of its residents. Beauty professionals touch nearly all Canadians across every demographic, providing safe, high-quality services that result from extensive training and licensing. Professional preparation in cosmetology school is positively correlated with salaries and employment.*

    Source: *NPD Analytics

• Competitive edge in the job market

  • Cosmetology graduates hold provincially-issued licenses in a regulated profession, which automatically puts them in a select pool of applicants for available jobs. Once they finish their apprenticeship, they can become Red Seal Certified, which is the highest level of trade certification in Canada and is recognized across the country. 

• Job opportunities are abundant

  • Employers in the salon/spa industry are often actively recruiting. Because there are salons and spas everywhere in the world from small towns to big cities, a beauty or wellness professional can get licensed and employed anywhere they are eligible to work.

• They can give themselves a promotion or raise

  • There are multiple advanced courses and certifications available for beauty and wellness professionals to further their careers and add more revenue streams to their income.

• They can be their own boss

  • Entrepreneurial types can work independently or launch their own business.

What is the reality of career opportunities for Aveda Institute graduates?

• They're ready to work

  • Aveda Institute prepares students for their careers in two main ways. One is by teaching them industry-specific, contemporary business skills that prepare them for earning and maximizing their income. The other is by introducing them throughout their student life to top area salons and spas looking for new talent—through ongoing career fairs, guided tours, and employer recruitment visits.

• They're hired right out of school

  • Many Aveda Institute students have job prospects and offers even before they graduate.

• They are desired candidates worldwide

  • There are 9,100+ Aveda salons and spas around the world whose owners strongly prefer hiring Aveda Institute graduates over students from other cosmetology schools. Aveda salons have dominated Salon Today’s annual Top 200 list since its inception 20 years ago. 49.5% (or 99) of Salon Today’s 2021 Top 200 honorees (cited annually for outstanding business practices) are Aveda salons.

What are your graduation rates?

• Across North America, our average graduation rate is 81.4%, compared with 22.2% at community colleges and 33.3% at four-year colleges/universities.**
  Source: *NACCAS 2019 (data) Annual Reports and **National Center for Education Statistics

What can my child do with their cosmetology training from the Aveda Institute? 

• Go wherever their passion takes them

  • Most cosmetologists start out working in a salon/ spa, and can then pursue advanced training and explore specializing. Their options include:

    • A fashion-show stylist, editorial stylist, or celebrity/personality stylist

    • An artistic director for a salon or brand

    • A salon owner or manager

    • A platform artist/educator or cosmetology instructor

    • A stylist for film, TV or theater

    • A product inventor

  • Within the international Aveda network there are even more options, including becoming a salon development partner, an Aveda Purefessional, or a member of Aveda’s global Artistic Teams.

Still have questions? Get in touch with us below and we’ll be happy to help!

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