Oregon Esthetics Degree Programs

Esthetics Degrees and Training in Oregon

Esthetician programs can lead to several career choices

Becoming an esthetician, or aesthetician, can be a satisfying, versatile career in itself, or a way to expand business opportunities at a beauty shop, spa, or medical office. Esthetician courses vary greatly.

Match esthetician training to your career goals

If becoming an esthetician as quickly and cheaply as possible is important, you may prefer a local or regional school with minimum requirements. If your goal is operating a business or becoming a medical esthetician, choose a more comprehensive program. Esthetician schools can have some or all of the following courses:

1. Record-taking: Creating a record of a client's verbal description plus evaluating the skin's appearance, condition, and treatments
2. Equipment use: Using visors, magnifying lamps, lasers, and other tools
3. Preparation: How and when to cleanse a client's skin with the appropriate products
4. Treatments: Improving facial or other skin with appropriate products and techniques including chemical peels, masks, laser hair removal, electrology, and supervised medical treatments
5. Business: Referring clients to doctors, record keeping, finances, marketing, communications, and more

Esthetician career possibilities

May 2010 figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a mean hourly wage of $15.90 per hour and a mean annual income of $32,030 for those working in the field. Career preparation can require licensing, work experience, and a certificate or associate degree. Your career opportunities include:

1. Full or part-time work at a hair salon or spa
2. Operating your own business
3. Work in a dermatologist's office and potentially do more advanced procedures

Being an esthetician is satisfying work because it affects your clients' appearance and self confidence. It can be skilled, meaningful work in a fast-growing field.

Esthetics Career and Technical Schools in Oregon:

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Marinello Schools of Beauty - Portland

Get started on your beauty career with training from Marinello Schools of Beauty. We are the largest and longest-established chain of beauty schools serving Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. Our schools are designed to simulate a salon environment for the purpose of beauty education, providing practical, hands-on training. Each campus is equipped with the latest visual and teaching aids, as well as cutting-edge professional beauty equipment on par with the top salons in America. Our goal is to provide educational training to prepare students for the state licensing exam upon graduation. We have a long and distinguished history of success providing top education and training to students entering the beauty industry.