Stylist Career Path
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The career path for a
Based on 106 Jobtrees users who were a Stylist in their career, on average, they have 2.92 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 5.3 years on average in this job building experience and earn $38K per year before moving on.
9% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Stylist are Consultant, Makeup Artist and Sales Associate. Consultant, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs.
If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Intern, Administrative Assistant and Hairstylist as they commonly lead to Stylist as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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How can I become a
The most common career steps to get to Stylist are Business Owner, Hairstylist and Makeup Artist based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
Business Owner, the most common step before Stylist, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a higher title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. Focus more on the scope of the next role than title progression in building a path to Stylist.
While Business Owner is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Stylist that is an overwhelmingly common path. This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Stylist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Business Owner isn't from the same job family as Stylist, Fashion, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Hairstylist also being a common career path to Stylist.
If you are looking for more potential career paths to Stylist, you should also consider Founder, Sales Associate and Business Development Manager as they commonly lead to Stylist as well.
What should I know about the career path
Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Business Owner being on the path to and from Stylist. This is common when people move to companies of different sizes or choose to return to a function they fit well with.
Stylist is a role that people spend a significant amount of time in before moving on. In roles like this that are more senior, that is common as there is room and usually an expectation to grow within the role.
Stylist is part of the Fashion job family which has a variety of unique role within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Stylist are Freelance Stylist, Independent Stylist, Personal Stylist, Remote Stylist.