Amy: She is Denise Swatkins this is from salonscope.com and I’m Amy E. were in Cutting Edge Hair Show. Today we’re going to talk about new stylist and how they can get their career start kit. Easier and faster and more profit building. You want more money right?
Denise: Exactly.
Amy: So when you’re new stylist, what are the options available to you?
Denise: Well first let me just say some it’s an honor to be here and how I, to thanks so on for hosting this.
Amy: Thank you just had salon in San Francisco.
Denise: Back to the options. There are several options to be sure but the four most common options would be that an apprentice stylist. The salaried stylist, they commissions stylist and afford the rental.
Amy: So apprentice, salary, commission, rentals. So apprentice is?
Denise: For instance it’s continuing education which is really important to you upon graduation you would be a good candidate for an apprentice program. Where you would sign up at the salon, you would have, and 18 months to two year program of education.
Amy: Really? Like I don’t want to do that though, that’s a long time but do you have to?
Denise: It’s advised if you feel coming out of beauty school that you don’t feel quite ready to go on the floor. Which you would like more education.
Amy: Did they pay you?
Denise: Commonly an apprentice stylist is paid minimum wage in hourly time. But sometimes you may not be paid at all because your training your time and for the education that they’re giving you.
Amy: So the next option is?
Denise: Your next option would be a salary stylist. A salaried stylist would receive an annual salary and according to salary.com because mi checked on this. A salaried stylist in the US makes $22,000.00 and monthly more in California. The salaried stylist so is going to receive benefits.
Amy: Like a house, really?
Denise: Health insurance for paid vacation, medical leave. It’s a very structure earning potential and not quite as flexible. It is a very option you would be in big corporate. You know chain salon covet and going to give continuing vacation and lots of benefits.
Amy: So they will pay for your causes sometimes?
Denise: They stand to gain the more educated you are.
Amy: Care to talk about apprentice; we’ve talked about being in the salon for salary and then what the other one is?
Denise: Commission, commission stylist is going to get a percentage of the services that they rendered. The average condition could be in anywhere from 35-50% depending on your client tell, your experience and you may in the operative work here foreseen health benefits, education, medical leave. And there’s reason why saying “may” is because that’s entirely up to the salon. And as far as commission I just want to make this one point because there’s a lot of you will transition to a commission stylist it’s critically important that you understand your commission structure. So a couple of questions you might have for that salon owner would be. “What’s going to be my commission percentage take home after taxes?”
Amy: After taxes.
Denise: Will I be assessing service charges for supplies or chemicals? And how do I go about increasing my commission percentage? Those would be really good questions to ask an owner.
Amy: If you have to pay for your dye and everything?
Denise: You may.
Amy: Oh, wow.
Denise: You some do and some don’t, it’s really important to understand.
Amy: So commission is a bit risky?
Denise: Well yes, it can be. It would be more risky let’s say than the salary option.
Amy: Okay, and in the fourth option is?
Denise: Rental. Hello I’m a rental stylist.
Amy: Hello rental stylist Denise Swatkins, surroundscope.com.
Denise: A rental stylist pays the salon for the use of the station and considering that 80% of all salons along the west coast were in fact rental salons. It continues to be the most for the largest earning potential for a hair stylist.
Amy: So you pay them and then you get to keep everything you make.
Denise: You pay them, well you’d like to be able to keep everything you make but unfortunately when you’re rental stylist. You pay for everything so it’s a very risky option for a new stylist because a renter independent contractor is going to pay rent that can anywhere from $350.00 to $2,000.00 a month depending on where salon is located.
Amy: How much do you pay?
Denise: You really want top know that $1,300.00.
Amy: $1,300.00 a month?
Denise: It’s a mortgage.
Amy: No check?
Denise: And just as last year, I paid about $7,000.00 in supplies your little yellow paycheck is about $300.00. So really need to consider unless you’re coming in to this industry and independently wealthy this may not be the option right of the bat.
Amy: Let’s talk more about the career options that are available.
Denise: I think that you should leave all your options open. Because you don’t know anything about the century but what you have been taught for the most part. And so if you leave all your options open then you got have a better opportunity that is feels right for you.
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