No Shortage of Jobs for Cosmetology Grads

 U.S. salons continue to have a healthy appetite for hiring recent cosmetology graduates, according to a recent 2010 industry report published by the American Cosmetology Board.

More than half of U.S. salon owners had job openings in 2009. Yet three-quarters of salons seeking employees were unable to find the qualified workers they needed.

"The demand for well-trained professionals in the field outstrips the supply. Future hiring plans are robust and the industry is projected to continue growing," said the Tracey Goldstein of the Amrican Cosmetology Board. That's good news for beauty school graduates. ACB found that nearly 40 percent of cosmetology jobs were taken by newly trained professionals with less than a year of experience.