Aveda Institute Provo

01 Mar Why Choose a Career in Cosmetology?

Demand for Cosmetologists in the Future

The number of cosmetology jobs available is growing fast. Careers in the field are projected to grow by 13%, manicurist and pedicurist jobs are expected to grow by 13%, and esthetician jobs are projected to grow by 14% by 2026. Compared to an average growth rate of 5-9%, cosmetology and related fields are experiencing rapid growth. Because of this, cosmetology has a very low unemployment rate. Many people consider beauty school a good investment for future opportunities.

What to do After Cosmetology School

As the demand for cosmetologists in the future grows, beauty school can prepare you for many different career paths. Cosmetologists can choose to become business owners, creative artists, skilled educators, and more.

Be a Business Owner

Many beauty students have a dream of opening their own salon and being their own boss. After working at a salon and building a clientele, some stylists go on to start their own business. If a stylist already has loyal clients, opening their own salon gives them more creative freedom, choice of products to use and sell, and flexibility. However, starting a business can be a more expensive and riskier choice than working for someone else’s business, so stylists turned salon owners are usually experienced with industry connections.

If your dream is to open your own salon, you can start preparing now by gaining loyal clients who would follow you to a new salon. It’s also important to build your own brand. If you go to different salons you can see that each has a different vibe: some salons are modern and edgy, others are upscale and classy, while some have a casual, urban-chic feel. Developing a style now can help ensure your brand is strong and recognizable when you’re ready to open your own salon.

You can start developing a brand with social media, like Instagram. It’s a great way to make industry connections and show off your work. The best time to start building a brand on Instagram is during cosmetology school. A good first step is connecting with students and instructors at school and posting your classwork.

Become an Editorial Stylist

While some stylists love to help ordinary people become their most beautiful selves, others want to experiment and push the boundaries of style. Editorial stylists create avant-garde looks for the fashion industry, advertisements, and sometimes even just for the purpose of creating art. While editorial looks are not traditionally pretty, they are often designed to symbolize something else or tell a story with shape and color.

McKell Hird, a student who attends Aveda Institute Provo, won Student Hairstylist of the Year at the 2019 North American Hairstyling Awards. She created this editorial collection to contrast the delicate pastel hair and clothing with the models’ fierce expressions. Besides being aesthetically pleasing, the collection is meant to show women can be both pretty and powerful.

At a fashion show, the hair and makeup of the models has to further the designer’s vision and aesthetic. Next time you are looking at pictures from a high fashion runway, take a look at the models’ hair and makeup. Are the shapes continuing the lines of the clothing? Is the designer contrasting the style of clothing with the hair to make a statement? How does color coordinate between the clothing and the hair or makeup? Understanding why stylists and designers make their editorial decisions is the first step to becoming an editorial stylist.

If you want to practice coming up with creative ideas but you don’t have a model and photographer, you can try sketching out some looks on paper. There are resources available online for face charts and body outlines, so you don’t need to be a professional artist to sketch out your editorial ideas! Recording your ideas will help you exercise your creativity and prepare you to make great designs.

Freelancing and Working from Home

Many students choose cosmetology because they want flexibility in their career. Unlike some jobs, cosmetologists do not necessarily have to work for a specific company from 9-5 each day. Even stylists working at a salon often have the flexibility to work part-time or choose nontraditional hours.

A stylist can also operate a salon out of their home if they follow the relevant licensing procedures. This is attractive to people like moms who want to be at home with their kids or part-time stylists who have a different day job. They get to enjoy the convenience of taking clients throughout the day without having to drive to work.

Besides working from home, cosmetologists can also freelance for fashion, film, or the wedding industry. In the wedding industry, there is a demand for cosmetologists skilled in multiple areas like hair styling, makeup, nails, or lashes. Brides and wedding parties are willing to pay generously for a cosmetologist who can come to the venue and take care of all their beauty needs.

If you are interested in working in the wedding industry, it’s a good idea to diversify your skills. You can start making connections by collaborating with wedding photographers, dress shops, accessories stores, and florists. Many of them are also looking to build a portfolio and they appreciate the help. To get in touch you can always start simple and send out Instagram direct messages. Not everyone will respond, but many of them will be in great need of a stylist for their next shoot and they’ll be glad you reached out.

This is another reason it’s a good idea to start growing your Instagram now because your profile will become a portfolio people will look at when deciding whether they’d like to collaborate with you. Use pictures of the best work on your feed, and try to only post photos and videos that you would want a potential client to see.

Educator

Are you wishing cosmetology school would never end? After you get some experience working in the field, you can come back and learn to become an educator. You will get to teach and inspire the newest generation of cosmetologists. Instilling your creative passion and skills into the students can be a very rewarding career.

Interested in a Career in Cosmetology?

These are only a few of the many career options in beauty. One great benefit of cosmetology is the variety of career choices available to you. If you have a passion for cosmetology and want to work in a growing field, beauty school may be for you! At each of our locations (Aveda Institute Provo, Aveda Institute Denver, Aveda Institute Phoenix, and Aveda Institute Tucson) we want to give you an education designed to set you up for success. Let’s get in touch about your future cosmetology options!

13 Jun New Upcoming Transportation Options for Students in Provo

If you have driven anywhere near the Inspire Greatness Aveda Institute in Provo recently, you probably noticed that much of the road is under construction! While we may not love the eyesore that construction brings, we’re very excited for the completed project. This construction project will be bringing the new Utah Valley Express (UVX) transportation system right past our school!

What is the UVX?

The UVX is a new style of bus transportation that is scheduled to open the first routes in August of 2018. What makes this system unique is that it uses large accordion busses that have dedicated lanes to speed up transit times. The buses are hybrids, using both electricity and gasoline, which can help cut down on emissions and improve the air quality. The new routes are intended to cover longer stretches than conventional bus routes. The buses are also 60 feet long instead of 40 feet like ordinary buses, allowing for more people to use them. The bus stops are also going to be built on raised platforms to provide easier wheelchair and general disability access.

We’re particularly excited about the UVX project because the route between Orem and Provo can open up transportation options for students who do not have their own cars. The UVX could also be a more cost-effective and planet-friendly alternative allowing people who do own cars to change their commute. This would allow those students to ride their local UVX and hop off right next to Inspire Greatness Aveda!

What Does the Construction Mean for Aveda?

We’re especially excited about this transportation project because of the options it will open up for our students. Students can come from farther away, or they can choose affordable housing in other cities or towns and commute. The additional options can enable our students to afford school more easily by providing new transportation options!

University Avenue, the street in Provo that Inspire Greatness Aveda is located on, is in a near-constant state of construction. This can make finding parking confusing for some, so here is a diagram that shows places where people can park for free.

The areas highlighted in green are places for people to park as recommended by the Utah Transit Authority while the project is underway. The nearest place to park is the parking garage located across the street from the school located on 200 N and just off of N University Ave. There are several other locations highlighted in green within a block or two from the school that you can choose from as well, such as parking along Center Street. With the way that roads can close and redirect for construction, keep a few places in mind just in case these change.

You can visit the Utah Transit Authority website for more updates on the UVX progress.

Plan Your Education Today

We’re thrilled about this new transportation project because of the earth friendly option it provides for people in the entire community. Will this new UVX project open up an opportunity for you to attend Inspire Greatness Aveda Institute in Provo? Contact us to begin planning your future today!