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Hair Styling Programs in Alaska

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When training in Alaska, you will learn the skills you to need to cut, color, highlight and style hair. You will be taught how to curl, highlight, straighten and apply certain treatments to hair. Your education will prepare you to evaluate a person’s hair type and give them the appropriate treatments or styles. You will learn what looks best on people based on their physical characteristics. Training covers the basics of anatomy and physiology. Safety training is included in any course you take as well. You can choose to study at a school like Academy of Hair Design in Anchorage, AK, A Head of Time Design Academy in Anchorage, AK, MetrOasis Advanced Training Center in Anchorage, AK or Galena City Schools in Galena, AK.

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Anchorage, AK
Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Hair Design / Hair Braiding / Teacher Training
Anchorage, AK
Esthetics/Skin Care / Nail Technology / Hair Design / Hair Braiding
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Wasilla, AK
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Nail Technology / Massage Therapy / Hair Design
School Accreditation

You must attend a school that is approved by your state to provide training in the discipline you want to practice. Check with the school and the state board to be sure that your program of study will prepare you for any applicable state licensure.

Hair Cutting Licensing Requirements in Alaska

The Board of Barbers and Hairdressers in Alaska requires you to complete 1,650 hours of training in a hair dressing/cosmetology program. The program must be approved by the Board.

Employment Outlook for Hair Stylists in Alaska

Areas like Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage are the areas with the most opportunities for hair stylists, since these area are the most populated cities throughout the entire state. In fact, the city of Fairbanks makes the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) list of cities with the top pay throughout the country. The median salary in Fairbanks is $18.18 per hour, which is the same as $37,820 per year. The southeastern part of Alaska makes the list as one of the top-paying non-metropolitan areas in the country for hairdressers. On average, a hair dresser in southeastern Alaska earns $16.62 per hour. This figure is the same as $34,570 annually. Neither of these amounts take into consideration your earning potential with tips included.