# Manicurists and Pedicurists

> Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 39-5092.00
- **Summary:** Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

## Aliases

- Manicurist
- Nail Technician (Nail Tech)
- Pedicurist
- Fingernail Former
- Fingernail Sculptor
- Fingernail Sculpturer
- Fingernail Technician
- Licensed Nail Technician (Licensed Nail Tech)
- Nail Artist
- Salon Nail Technician (Salon Nail Tech)
- Spa Nail Technician (Spa Nail Tech)

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Clean and sanitize tools and work environment. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Apply undercoat and clear or colored polish onto nails with brush. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Maintain supply inventories and records of client services. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Shape and smooth ends of nails, using scissors, files, or emery boards. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Prepare nail cuticles with water and oil, using cuticle knives to push back cuticles and scissors or nippers to trim cuticles. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Prepare customers' nails in soapy water, using swabs, files, and orange sticks. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Remove previously applied nail polish, using liquid remover and swabs. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Use rotary abrasive wheels to shape and smooth nails or artificial extensions. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Schedule client appointments and accept payments. | Core | 4.A.2.b.5.c |
| Assess the condition of clients' hands, remove dead skin, and massage hands. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.f |
| Roughen surfaces of fingernails, using abrasive wheel. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Advise clients on nail care and use of products and colors. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.a |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Treat nails by shaping, decorating, or augmenting. | 4.A.3.a.2.u |
| Assess skin or hair conditions. | 4.A.2.a.1.f |
| Administer therapeutic massages. | 4.A.4.a.5.b |
| Clean tools or equipment. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Schedule appointments. | 4.A.2.b.5.c |
| Provide medical or cosmetic advice for clients. | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| Maintain client information or service records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Maintain supply or equipment inventories. | 4.A.4.c.3.a |
| Sell products or services. | 4.A.4.a.6.b |
| Promote products, services, or programs. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.5 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 3.37 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | ability | 3.12 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3.12 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 3 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 3 |
| Manual Dexterity | ability | 3 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 2.88 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 2.88 |
| Control Precision | ability | 2.88 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 2.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 2.75 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 2.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 2.75 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | ability | 2.75 |
| English Language | knowledge | 2.64 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 2.62 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 2.62 |
| Originality | ability | 2.62 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 2.62 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 2.62 |
| Time Sharing | ability | 2.62 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 2.59 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 2.5 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 2.5 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 2.5 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 2.5 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 2.5 |
| Visualization | ability | 2.5 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | knowledge | 2.47 |
| Sales and Marketing | knowledge | 2.44 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 2.41 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 2.38 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 2.38 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Facebook | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Aknaf ADVANTAGE Salon Software and Spa Software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Appointment Search | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| AppointmentQuest Online Appointment Scheduler | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| Customer information databases | Customer relationship management CRM software | no | no |
| DaySmart Software Appointment-Plus | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| DaySmart Software Salon Iris | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 4.65 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.58 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 4.54 |
| Contact With Others | 4.5 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.17 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.05 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 4.04 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 3.9 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 3.84 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.78 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.55 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 3.47 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 3.46 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 3.45 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.91 |
| Telephone Conversations | 2.9 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 2.88 |
| Level of Competition | 2.56 |
| Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | 2.49 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 2.42 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 2.4 |
| Time Pressure | 2.23 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.1 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 2.07 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 2.03 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 1.96 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 1.95 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 1.85 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.82 |
| Consequence of Error | 1.69 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 1.68 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 1.64 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.59 |
| Conflict Situations | 1.44 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.35 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 1.28 |
| E-Mail | 1.25 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 1.24 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.23 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.18 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 14.77 |
| Some College Courses | 0.27 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 5.63 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 5.6 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.67 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 3.06 |
| Dependability | work_style | 3 |
| Applied Arts and Design | specific_interest_area | 2.72 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 2.35 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 2.35 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 2.29 |
| Sales | specific_interest_area | 2.25 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.22 |
| Visual Arts | specific_interest_area | 2.09 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 2.06 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 1.88 |
| Empathy | work_style | 1.71 |
| Marketing/Advertising | specific_interest_area | 1.66 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 39-5012.00 | role-39-5012-00 | Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | Primary-Short |
| 51-9123.00 | role-51-9123-00 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | Primary-Short |
| 39-5094.00 | role-39-5094-00 | Skincare Specialists | Primary-Short |
| 39-5011.00 | role-39-5011-00 | Barbers | Primary-Short |
| 39-5093.00 | role-39-5093-00 | Shampooers | Primary-Short |
| 51-7021.00 | role-51-7021-00 | Furniture Finishers | Primary-Long |
| 39-5091.00 | role-39-5091-00 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | Primary-Long |
| 51-9124.00 | role-51-9124-00 | Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Primary-Long |
| 51-9022.00 | role-51-9022-00 | Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand | Primary-Long |
| 51-4194.00 | role-51-4194-00 | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | Primary-Long |
| 51-6042.00 | role-51-6042-00 | Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders | Supplemental |
| 51-6051.00 | role-51-6051-00 | Sewers, Hand | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Healthcare & Human Services | healthcare-human-services |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Postsecondary nondegree award

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services | culinary-entertainment-and-personal-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 34660
- **Mean Wage:** 36910
- **Pct10Wage:** 27910
- **Pct25Wage:** 31510
- **Pct75Wage:** 37660
- **Pct90Wage:** 47990
- **Employment:** 147820
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 145870 | 34650 | 34.37 |
| 72 | 72 | Accommodation and Food Services | Sector | 1210 | 36940 | 0.09 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 310 | 37390 | 0.12 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 220 | 29850 | 0.01 |
| 721120 | 721120 | Casino Hotels | National industry | 180 | 31200 | 0.56 |
| 713940 | 713940 | Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | National industry | 170 | 38850 | 0.28 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 130 | 43710 | 0.01 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 145870 | 34.37 |
| 721120 | 721120 | Casino Hotels | National industry | 180 | 0.56 |
| 713940 | 713940 | Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | National industry | 170 | 0.28 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 310 | 0.12 |
| 72 | 72 | Accommodation and Food Services | Sector | 1210 | 0.09 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 220 | 0.01 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 130 | 0.01 |
- **Count:** 7

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.95 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.0335124 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | 0.2710444 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -0.0792243 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 23
- **Percentile:** 21
- **Band:** Low
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 48 | felten_aioe |
| 15 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 6 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.0335124 | 48 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.1111111111111111 | 15 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.03724695054613814 | 6 | Low | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.95
- **Percentile:** 89
- **Band:** High
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.05555555555555555
- **Beta:** 0.08333333333333333
- **Gamma:** 0.1111111111111111

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advise clients on nail care and use of products and colors. | 0.0026704024912801087 | 4.16 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 7
- **Growth Percentile:** 85
- **Direction:** Growing fast
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 24.8
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 81
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 210.1
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 224.8

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 18
- **Skills:** 33
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 9
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 7c0ef4ed5c7955b3