Students seeking education at an esthetics school in Georgia learn skin science and methods to keep clients’ looking and feeling their best. They learn how to provide non-surgical skin care procedures like facials, spa services, and cosmetic application to clients. They practice in student clinics or at licensed salons during training.
Cosmetology / Esthetics/Skin Care / Barbering / Nail Technology / Make-Up Artist Training / Permanent Make-Up / Teacher Training / Continuing Education
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.
Some students learn to provide skin care services to people with skin damaged by burns, illnesses, and injuries. These estheticians will practice alongside doctors and plastic surgeons in medical facilities after graduation. Medical estheticians often earn more than spa-based estheticians.
Georgia Esthetician License Requirements
Georgia esthetics students have two ways to obtain their license. They can attend an accredited Georgia esthetics school for 1000 school hours, or they can spend 18 months working for 2000 hours as an apprentice esthetician. Apprentices work under the supervision of a licensed esthetician or cosmetician. Many famous skin care product companies operate or sponsor esthetician schools.
Regardless of the method chosen, students will learn about:
– facials – hair removal – chemical peels – waxing – makeup application – care for skin diseases and conditions
After completing training, students must pass a written and a practical test as mandated by the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology to receive their skin care specialist license. No special license exists for medical estheticians.
Georgia Esthetician Employment Outlook
The Georgia Department of Labor’s Georgia Labor Market Explorer predicts esthetician employment will grow by almost 38 percent by 2020, far faster than average in the state. Nationwide, the field is expecting growth of 25 percent in the same period. Skin care and esthetics is the fastest growing occupation in Georgia thanks to many spas and salons opening in the Peach State.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Georgia estheticians earn an annual average salary of $22,380 before tips. Estheticians find work in spas, salons, hotels, resorts, and department stores. Medical estheticians work in hospitals, doctor’s offices, and outpatient treatment clinics. Approximately 37 percent of estheticians nationwide work for themselves as self-employed skin care providers.
